June 17, 2013, the state owned Georgian Railway JSC disclosed its new development plan and the results of the first quarter.Accents fell on the great importance of the development plan of Georgian Railway (GR) as not only one of the most important industries of Georgia but also on its role and function in creating the development opportunities for the whole strategic sector of transport and logistics.

To prompt the process of restoring property rights violated during the ex-power from January of 2004 to November of 2012, the Center for Politics and Justice initiates creation and mediation council under the umbrella of the state that will be mandated to handle the problem of seized property that still remains in the state ownership.

The Wall Street Journal published an article about Georgian accounts abroad.
“The Georgian government froze approximately 150 bank accounts tied to Iranian businesses and individuals in order to comply with United Nations sanctions aimed at curbing Tehran's nuclear program, officials in Tbilisi said.

GEL 2 336 857.14 was spent on the official visits made by Mikheil Saakashvili, President of Georgia abroad since January 1, 2012 to January 31, 2013, Institute for Development of Freedom of Information (IDFI), a non-governmental watch-dog closely monitoring governmental expenses, informed on June 5, 2013. The information is based on the data provided by the state chancellery of Georgia. However the provided information does not disclose details of the expenditures such as costs of fuel, tickets, guards, hotels etc. separately as well as the exact number of the delegation accompanying Georgian president in his official voyages costing unreasonably high sum to such a small and poor country like Georgia.

The loopholes in Georgian state procurement law create corruption risks that blemish the otherwise reputable electronic platform of Georgian state procurement, estimated as one of the most transparent phenomenon worldwide. To reduce corruption risks and make the state procurement fully transparent Transparency International Georgia (TI Georgia) recommends Georgian government to remove the loopholes so as to reduce corruption risks and save the state coffer.

Inflow of Russian tourists to Georgia may increase if awareness of Georgia’s tourist potential will be promoted in Russia and transportation costs go down – this is the message sent by Russian tour operators visiting Georgia on June 7-11, 2013.

EUR 2 million funding of the EU will improve the competitiveness of the agricultural sector in Georgia by supporting effective policy making. The European Union and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations announce a new three year project that will provide technical assistance to the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA), office of European Delegation to Georgia informed Georgian Journal on June 11, 2013.

A recommendation package of how to remunerate the deposits dissolved after the collapse of the Soviet Union is offered to Georgian government by Young Lawyers. The non-governmental watchdog believes it is high time to address to solution of this enduring problem at last that deprived many Soviet citizens including Georgians off their lifetime savings after the Soviet regime fell and the rampant hyperinflation had eaten up all deposits.

The upcoming amendment to the code on safety of food, veterinary and herb protection that allows cattle slaughter outside the slaughter houses, creates food security risks - Georgian non-governmental watchdogs worry. They sent a request to Georgian parliament on June 16, 2013 not to approve the change and discuss the issue with the sector pundits.