“In these months, our economic growth is threatened with a reduction precisely because these people (representatives of the United National Movement opposition party. - RT ) did a dirty provocation,” Talassadze said TASS.
Earlier, the media reported that the exchange rate of the Georgian national currency reached its lowest level in the entire history, reaching 2.9 lari per $ 1.
On July 8, a decree by Russian President Vladimir Putin came into force, temporarily prohibiting direct flights between Russia and Georgia due to the difficult domestic political situation in a foreign country.
The National Bank of Georgia subsequently reported that due to the expected reduction in the number of tourists from Russia, Tbilisi would lose up to $ 200–300 million by the end of this year.