The Georgian national currency, the Lari, has been steadily devalued over the last two years. This year, its 21st year of existence, the Lari hit record depreciation levels several times, including on December 18, reaching 2.68 GEL against the USD. Several factors caused the dramatic depreciation of GEL according to…
As the recession rages in Russia, and the Kremlin grapples with domestic spending cuts, the City of Moscow has decided to ‘optimize’ mental health care by merging multiple mental health facilities within the city limits. This obviously results in reduced facilities for people in severe mental health distress. With the…