Azerbaijan marks the birthday of Rasim Ismayilov, the distinguished Azerbaijani cinematographer, film director, and screenwriter, AzerNEWS reports.
Day: July 15, 2026
Money transfers to Georgia from abroad amounted to USD 348.26 million in June 2026, up 10.4% (USD 32.8 million) year-on-year, according to the latest data published by the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
The European Union and the United States remained the largest sources of transfers, together accounting for 61.2% of total inflows, or USD 213.19 million.
Total transfers from EU member countries alone amounted to USD 146.9 million, making up 42.2% of all inflows, a 4.8% increase compared to June 2025.
By individual countries, the United States was the largest source with USD 66.2 million (19% of the total), followed by Italy with USD 54.18 million (15.5%). Russia ranked third with USD 51.42 million (14.7%), followed by Germany with USD 30.36 million (8.7%) and Israel with USD 29.4 million (8.4%).
Among reporting countries, Tajikistan recorded the highest year-on-year growth, with transfers increasing by 174% to USD 1.35 million. Turkey followed with a 35.1% rise to USD 12.42 million, while inflows from Russia increased by 25.1%. Transfers from Uzbekistan grew by 23.3% to USD 1.26 million.
The sharpest decline was recorded in transfers from Kyrgyzstan, which fell 22.5% year-on-year to USD 7.23 million. Ireland followed with a 21% decrease to USD 5.08 million.
Meanwhile, money transfers from Georgia totaled USD 39.8 million in June 2026, up 16% from USD 34.3 million in June 2025.
Personal remittances to Georgia account for 11.9% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to the World Bank’s 2024 data.
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Zurab Girchi Japaridze, leader of the Girchi-More Freedom party and the opposition Coalition for Change, has been hospitalized after a July 15 road accident, with the politician saying he was hit by a car while riding a motor scooter and suffered a concussion, bruises, and minor memory issues as a result.
“A car hit me while I was on a scooter, I’m okay. I don’t have any fractures, only bruises. I have a concussion, and I don’t remember some things. I’m at the clinic undergoing examinations,” he wrote on Facebook, adding that he could not remember the circumstances of the collision.
In a follow-up video recorded from his hospital room, Japaridze said he had been riding the scooter at a slow speed when a car cut him off. He said he slid along the road for a while after the collision. Japaridze appears in the video with scratches on his face and his arm bandaged.
Later, TV Pirveli reported that the Interior Ministry has opened an investigation into the case under Article 276 of the Criminal Code, which covers violation of traffic safety rules or rules for operating transport. It added that, according to the ministry, the driver involved in the accident had been identified.
Japaridze is one of eight opposition politicians facing intensified court proceedings in the so-called “sabotage” case launched in November 2025. Prosecutors accuse the opposition leaders of “crimes against the state,” charges that critics say are politically motivated. If convicted, Japaridze faces between 7 and 15 years in prison.
Last updated on July 15, at 5:15 pm.
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