Digital Marketing Expansion: Google appointed Coob Ads as its official Google Ads sales representative across Armenia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Georgia and Moldova from July 1, aiming to boost localized support for advertisers. Trade & Connectivity: A Georgia–Uzbekistan Business Forum is underway in Tbilisi with about 70 Uzbek firms and 250 Georgian companies, featuring investment pitches and B2B meetings. Seafood Trade: Russia imported a record $1.3m of frozen fish from Georgia in May, up 18.2% month-on-month, signaling a sharp rise in bilateral seafood flows. Legal & Business Risk: Two founders of Kinderly Georgia were sentenced to 10 years each for embezzling over GEL 2.06m from surrogate and biological parents. Agri-Food Cooperation: Georgia’s agriculture and environment leadership signed an MoU with Tajikistan on agricultural cooperation and also advanced a 2026–2030 FAO Country Programming Framework for a more competitive, climate-resilient agri-food sector. Tourism & Hospitality: Rotana signed to enter Georgia’s ski market with Gudauri Ski Resort, while a castle-inspired Sky Castle luxury hotel near the Turkish border is planned to open in 2031. Regional Diplomacy: Georgian PM Irakli Kobakhidze signed a strategic partnership agreement with Kazakhstan’s Tokayev, with new memorandums spanning culture, IT and tourism.