LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR TBILISI ... - LED

2.5.1. Direction of trade............................................................................................................................. 41
2.5.2. Trade Turnover ............................................................................................................................... 41
2.6. Airport, rail cargo, passenger statistics.................................................................................................. 42
3. Geographical map of the broader region................................................................................................ 45
3.1. Georgian’s and Tbilisi neighbors ........................................................................................................... 45
3.1.1. Russia.............................................................................................................................................. 46
3.1.2. Kazakhstan ..................................................................................................................................... 47
3.1.3. Ukraine ............................................................................................................................................ 48
3.1.4. Georgia............................................................................................................................................ 49
3.1.5. Armenia........................................................................................................................................... 50
3.1.6. Azerbaijan ....................................................................................................................................... 51
3.1.7. Kyrgystan ........................................................................................................................................ 52
3.1.8. Uzbekistan ...................................................................................................................................... 53
3.1.9. Tajikistan ......................................................................................................................................... 54
3.1.10.Turkmenistan .................................................................................................................................. 55
3.2. Economic factors in selected economies in Tbilisi’s region ................................................................. 56
3.3. Benchmarking of Tbilisi’s economy....................................................................................................... 59
4. Assessment of the business environment............................................................................................ 69
4.1. Business environment............................................................................................................................ 69
5. Assessment of current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the local economy:71
5.1. Identification of key problems facing City of Tbilisi economy..............................................................74
6. Appendices................................................................................................................................................... 75