Georgia lost to Russia militarily but in public relations terms the country has come out on top and looks set to receive substantial overseas funding to help pay the $1 billion repair bill for damage to its civilian infrastructure. On the economic front, the achievements since the Rose Revolution in 2003, which brought pro-western president Mikheil Saak’ashvili into power, have been impressive. Foreign direct investment has quadrupled to $2 billion and GDP per capita has doubled to $2,315.
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