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The National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reports that Georgia’s foreign trade reached USD 7.76 billion in January-April 2025 (a 15.3% increase year-on-year, compared to the same period in 2024). Exports attained USD 2.01 billion (up by 14.2), while imports equaled to USD 5.74 billion (up by 15.7%). Consequently, 48.1% of total foreign trade turnover was accounted for Georgia’s trade deficit (USD 3.73 billion).

Georgia’s leading import item in January-April 2025 was motor cars (USD 966.4 million, 16.8% of total imports). Then followed paintings, drawings, and pastels (USD 481.2 million (8.4%). Petroleum and petroleum oils were third (USD 396.5 million, 6.9%).

72.7% of Georgia’s total imports were accounted for the top ten import partners. The United States (USD 881.2 million), Turkey (USD 814.2 million) and Russia (USD 669.6 million) were the first three of them.

As for the top export items, motor cars were also first (USD 753.9 million, 37.4% of total exports). Then followed precious metal ores and concentrates (USD 96.3 million, 4.8%), and spirituous beverages (USD 76.5 million, 3.8%).

80.2% of Georgia’s total exports were made up by the top ten export partners in January–April. The first three partners were Kyrgyzstan (USD 450 million), Kazakhstan (USD 258.4 million) and Azerbaijan (USD 215.1 million).

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Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Serbia Madi Atamkulov warmly invited the Minister of Domestic and Foreign Trade of Serbia Jagoda Lazarević to attend the International Forum Astana, the largest regional gathering focused on political and economic cooperation, to strengthen bilateral cooperation, notably trade relations, between Serbia and Kazakhstan. The both sides acknowledged the necessity of implementing agreements aimed at increasing and diversifying trade volume, which they initially announced during the official visit of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev to Serbia in November 2024.

Minister Lazarević agreed to participate in the Forum and highlighted her department’s ongoing commitment to developing and facilitating trade relations with Kazakh companies.

Minister Lazarević has also mentioned that it was highly important to carefully craft an agenda for the upcoming fourth meeting of the Intergovernmental Kazakh-Serbian Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.

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n January-April 2025 Georgia’s external Merchandise Trade (excluding non-declared trade) reached USD 7 755.7 million, 15.3 percent higher year-on-year.
The value of export attained USD 2 014.4 million (14.2 percent up), while the import reached USD 5 741.3 million (15.7 percent increase).
The share of trade deficit in trade turnover constituted 48.1 percent, and it totally attained USD 3 726.9 million.
In April, exports equaled to $616 million (in April 2024- $437.2 million), 41% up year-on-year, while imports amounted to $1 billion 399 million (3.6% down compared to $1,452.3 million in April 2024).
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As Trend reports via Akorda, President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić.
At the meeting, President Tokayev emphasized the importance of his official visit to Belgrade in November last year for strengthening mutual understanding and developing multifaceted cooperation between Kazakhstan and Serbia.
Also, the agreements signed at that time across various sectors, including trade and investment, industry, energy, construction, agriculture, transport, digitalization, artificial intelligence, and military-defense cooperation were highlighted by him.
In response, President Vučić insured that Serbia’s was interested in further expanding its strategic partnership with Kazakhstan.
Dialogue on bilateral and international issues will continue during the upcoming visit of the Serbian president to Astana, as both leaders expressed their desire to implement previously reached agreements.
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As the Financial Times said on Wednesday, the European Union is preparing to raise tariffs on certain Ukrainian goods.
After the beginning of the Ukrainian crisis, the majority of Ukrainian goods got duty-free access to the EU market as transitional measures until June 6, 2025.
According to the Financial Times, the situation will continue while the two sides are updating their overall trade agreement.
Nevertheless, the tariff-free quotas of agricultural products would be drastically cut by this transitional proposal, recently sent to EU member states.
As the Financial Times said, the EU followed the example of Poland and is trying to protect European farmers from cheaper products from Ukraine.
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