At the meeting, the Minister spoke in detail about the trends in the Georgian economy, the impact of the Povid-19 pandemic and the government's anti-crisis policy, according to which the country's economy developed faster than expected.

As a result, according to preliminary estimates, compared to the previous year, the real growth of the economy in September this year amounted to 6.9 percent, while the 9-month growth rate was 11.0 percent.

According to Natia Turnava, taking into account the current trends in the economy, the Georgian government expects that 2021 will end with double-digit economic growth.

The Minister also cited the assessment of the International Monetary Fund, according to which, in 2021-2026 Georgia will have the highest economic growth among the region and European countries.

During the meeting, the focus was on the prospects of the country's economic recovery. The conversation touched upon the steps taken and planned to improve the investment environment, current and future reforms in the energy sector.

The parties also reviewed the progress of the implementation of structural economic reforms and the action plan, in particular, the ongoing activities for the development of the capital market, the prospects for the implementation of the reform of state-owned enterprises and others.

The meeting was attended by Deputy Economy Ministers Davit Tvalabeishvili and Irakli Nadareishvili, Head of the Department of Economic Analysis and Reforms of the Ministry, Vakhtang Tsintsadze, as well as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative for Georgia, Selim Chakir.