The Washington Post writes on Georgia’s chess champion Nona Gaprindashvili. Georgian chess player Nona Gaprindashvili received recognition in The Washington Post due to the parallels of her story to the fictional Beth Harmon in the hit Netflix show “The Queens Gambit.” Gaprindashvili made history in 1978 by becoming the first woman to become a grandmaster.
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board completes review of Georgia’s economic reform program. The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the seventh review of Georgia’s economic reform program. The review’s completion revealed that Georgia has taken appropriate steps to alleviate the economic slowdown and will release about $113.9 million to help Georgia meet the balance of payments stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.