TBILISI, JAN.4 2016 (The Conway Bulletin) — The Trump Organisation, the company running the businesses of President-elect Donald Trump, pulled out of a $250m deal to build a 47-storey apartment block in Batumi on Georgia’s Black Sea coast.
Last month, the company also pulled out of projects in Azerbaijan and Brazil to protect Mr Trump’s image. In truth, though, the Batumi project, signed in 2012, lost momentum after former Georgian president Mikheil Saakashvili lost power in elections in 2012 and 2013.
The project was generally derided as part of the showmanship of Mr Saakashvili, who had a talent for eye- catching initiatives.
In an email, Trump Organisation said: “[We’ve decided] to formally end the development of Trump Tower, Batumi.”
The Silk Road Group, an industrial conglomerate that was partnering Trump in the project , said it would push ahead with the development.
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(News report from Issue No. 311, published on Jan. 6 2017)