The first free industrial zone will be opened in Tbilisi in about two years, Vera Kobalia, the Georgian economy minister, said on August 10.

“The Tbilisi industrial zone is a very important project for Georgia’s economy, since it will employ over 1,500 persons after it is opened in about two years,” she told reporters.

“It will give an opportunity for export diversification and it will be an opportunity to produce electrical appliances in Georgia and then export them,” she said.