The ranking agency Fitch revised the rating of the Georgian Railway from Stable to Positive and ascribed it a B+ level grade. The Georgian railway is 100% state-owned. In the mid-term perspective Fitch does not anticipate a change of ownership of the Georgian Railway; However, Fitch writes that the government has decided to give up 25% of the company. In addition, the rating agency points out that Georgia is obliged to apply the EU directives in the transport sector which also affects the Georgian railway. In particular, by 2022 the infrastructure has to be separated which will have an impact on the GR business and its monopoly position.
