National Bank of Georgia

New 100 Lari banknotes to be issued in Georgia

New 100 Lari banknotes to be issued in Georgia

100 Lari banknotes with a fundamentally new feature will go into circulation in Georgia soon. For the first time in history, they will not have the signature of the National Bank's president.

Bank of Georgia purchases Armenia's Ameriabank

Bank of Georgia purchases Armenia's Ameriabank

Armenia's Ameriabank has announced the completion of the transaction for its purchase by the Bank of Georgia Group and a change of shareholders. The Armenian bank says on its website that its new shareholders are Bank of Georgia …

Georgia's National Bank reduces refinancing rate once again

Georgia's National Bank reduces refinancing rate once again

The National Bank of Georgia said it was continuing its exit from a tight monetary policy by reducing the refinancing rate by 0.75 percentage points, down to 8.25%. The Bank said both domestic and external factors had contributed to …

Georgia's National Bank reduces refinancing rate

Georgia's National Bank reduces refinancing rate

The Monetary Policy Committee of Georgia's National Bank decreased the refinancing rate by 0.5%, to 9.5%, following a “more pronounced” reduction in the domestic inflation rate than anticipated. The National Bank …

Georgia's National Bank to start selling gold bars

Georgia's National Bank to start selling gold bars

Georgia's National Bank (NGB) said it would start issuing gold certificates and selling gold bars starting on December 4 in order to diversify the investment market and assets. The Royal Mint, the United Kingdom's official maker …

First microbank to open in Georgia

First microbank to open in Georgia

The National Bank of Georgia expects that the first microbank in the country will begin operating in the near future. The license for such banks in the republic was introduced last summer.

Georgia decreases refinancing rate to 10.25%

Georgia decreases refinancing rate to 10.25%

Georgia's National Bank decreased the refinancing rate by 0.25 percentage points to 10.25% after monitoring developments in the domestic economy and financial markets. The bank said annual inflation had dropped to …

 Georgia names biggest risk for country's banking system

Georgia names biggest risk for country's banking system

The biggest risk to the Georgian banking system at present is dollarization, the head of the National Bank of Georgia Koba Gvenetadze said. According to him, this opinion is shared not only by him, but by independent agencies and …

Georgia not cooperating with Russia's Mir payment system

Georgia not cooperating with Russia's Mir payment system

Commercial banks and card processing systems operating in Georgia are not in cooperation with the Russian payment system Mir, the National Bank of Georgia said. Operations in the Mir platform do not concern the Georgian financial …

Georgia's National Bank increases refinancing rate to 9%

Georgia's National Bank increases refinancing rate to 9%

The National Bank of Georgia has increased the refinancing rate by 0.5 percentage points to 9% today. The annual inflation in November reached 7%, which was mainly influenced by the depreciation of the Georgian lari, the bank …