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IMF reaches preliminary agreement with Georgia to release $30 mln
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WASHINGTON, Nov 7 (Reuters) – The Worldwide Financial Fund on Monday stated it had reached an settlement with Georgia that can enable for the disbursement of $30 million as soon as it’s accredited by the worldwide lender’s govt board.
IMF employees met with Georgian authorities in Tbilisi from Oct. 26 to Nov. 7 and agreed on insurance policies to finish the primary overview of Georgia’s Stand-By Association, the IMF stated in a press release. The board is predicted to overview the deal in December.
Georgia has a three-year $289 million stand-by association with the IMF and the $30 million is the primary disbursement.
IMF mission chief James John stated the Georgian economic system had carried out strongly in 2022, with Russia’s struggle in Ukraine having much less hostile impacts than anticipated.
Georgia was anticipated to publish progress of 10% in 2022, down barely from 10.4% in 2021, however effectively above the three% price forecast after the beginning of the struggle, he stated. Inflation is estimated to succeed in 10.5% this yr, however each progress and inflation have been anticipated to gradual in 2023.
John stated buoyant tourism revenues, a surge in immigration and monetary inflows triggered by the struggle, and an increase in transit commerce by way of Georgia had boosted financial output and lifted fiscal revenues.
Given excessive uncertainty together with concerning international financial and monetary developments, he stated Georgian authorities ought to stay firmly centered on sustaining macroeconomic stability and persevering with structural reforms.
“Fiscal coverage has been rightly centered on constructing buffers and managing dangers. The authorities are saving a part of the income windfall and can obtain a considerably decrease deficit in 2022 than anticipated when the SBA was accredited in June,” John stated. Additional fiscal changes are deliberate in 2023.
Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Modifying by Edwina Gibbs
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The Sugar Bowl wraps up College Football Playoff quarterfinal action on Thursday.
The final College Football Playoff bracket quarterfinal features Georgia vs. Notre Dame on Jan. 2, after the game was postponed from the original Wednesday date.
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When is the 2024-2025 Sugar Bowl tonight?
The Sugar Bowl is played at 4 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Where is the 2024-2025 Sugar Bowl today?
The Sugar Bowl will take place at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
What College Football Playoff bowl teams are playing in the Sugar Bowl today?
The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs will meet in the Sugar Bowl at 4 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
Why was Notre Dame vs Georgia Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff game postponed?
The 2024-2025 Sugar Bowl College Football Playoff quarterfinal game was postponed after 15 people were killed and about 30 people were injured early Wednesday morning in New Orleans, according to USA Today. The deadly attack saw an armed man drive a pickup truck into a large crowd of people on Bourbon Street.
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The Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs will play in the Sugar Bowl at 4 p.m. ET Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025.
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First it was one of the state of Wisconsin’s top signal callers leaving for Georgia.
Now add one of the state’s top running backs as well. Homestead running back Bentley Hickman made it be known on New Year’s Day that he plans to head over to one of the Southeast’s top high school football programs.
The 2026 running back announced on X that he will be leaving Homestead and heading for Georgia Class 5A state champion Milton.
Down below is the post by the running back that he put up on Wednesday afternoon.
New year, New beginnings… I am so so thankful for what Homestead High School and the district has done for me. The community, the love and support that I got there was incredible. But I will actually be finishing my last year at Milton High School in Georgia!
New year, New beginnings… I am so so thankful for what Homestead High School and the district has done for me. The community, the love and support that I got there was incredible. But I will actually be finishing my last year at Milton High School in Georgia!@CoachBenReaves… pic.twitter.com/l0wYSoMBHD
— Bentley Hickman ‘26 RB (@bentley_hickman) January 1, 2025
Hickman is one of Wisconsin’s top 2026 running backs and is coming off a strong 2024 campaign for Homestead. This past fall season, Hickman totaled 1,055 all-purpose yards and accounted for 11 touchdowns.
The 5-foot-10, 205-pound back follows in the footsteps of another Wisconsin product that plans to leave for Northwest Georgia, as 2026 quarterback Brayln Albritton announced back on Christmas that he will be leaving Milwaukee Academy of Science for Milton.
With Albritton coming in to compete for the job, the quarterback has been impressive during his time at Milwaukee Academy of Science. Albritton this past 2024 season ended up throwing for 2,830 yards and 29 touchdowns.
As a freshman in 2022 with MAOS, Albritton threw for 2,447 yards and 27 touchdowns.
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The postponed Sugar Bowl between Notre Dame and Georgia is changing times again.
Instead of being played at 8:45 p.m. ET on Thursday night the game is now going to kickoff at 4:00 p.m. ET instead. This comes after both coaching staffs reportedly requested an earlier start time following the announcement of the game being pushed back a day. The game is still set to be broadcast on ESPN.
Pete Thamel of ESPN was the first to report the news on Wednesday afternoon.
Per ESPN sources, the Sugar Bowl will kick off tomorrow at 4 pm Eastern. https://t.co/oEjhIjGzDG
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) January 1, 2025
The move makes sense for Notre Dame and Georgia, as the winner gets advances to take on Penn State in the Orange Bowl on January 9 in Miami.
Penn State already had extra rest going into the Orange Bowl as it played and defeated Boise State in the Fiesta Bowl on Tuesday night. The Nittany Lions will now have nine days rest before the national semi-final while the winner of the Sugar Bowl will have just a week.
In the relm of things a roughly four hour difference in kickoff times might not seem like much but certainly every hour is valuable when you get to this point in the season.
We will continue to keep you updated here at Notre Dame on Sports Illustrated throughout the day.
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