A multi-billionaire, one of the richest in Eastern Europe, Ivanishvili is also a politician, former prime mister of Georgia and chairman of its Dream Party. Often described as Georgia’s de facto head, he is the subject of US sanctions over his alleged links to Russia’s government and its oligarchs. He maintains he is pursuing pragmatism, that it would be foolish for Georgia to fall out with its powerful neighbour and that closer trade benefits the economy. In Britain, some MPs have called for the government to follow the US lead.
The never ending saga of the Georgian billionaire and the Swiss banks
