The World Bank forecasts an economic recovery in the South Caucasus and in Central Asia this year, with further growth expected in 2022.

Officials hope selloffs will bring in more than $400 million

Georgia’s first decade of independence saw its share of chaos and at times even anarchy. But in the last 20 years, it’s prided itself on political and economic progress. It intends to formally apply for EU membership in 2024. It also wants to join NATO, irritating the country's former Soviet master, Russia.