National Bank of Georgia
National Bank of Georgia plunged into turmoil over US sanctions
Central bank says enforcing sanctions on a Georgian citizen would violate constitution
Armenia and Georgia cut policy rates
Georgia says domestic inflationary pressures are strong, while Armenia expects gradual rise
Man on a mission: Axel van Nederveen, swaps evangelist
EBRD treasurer spreads the good word about local currency derivatives markets
Rates round-up: Ukraine cuts rate for first time since invasion
Thailand, Egypt and North Macedonia tighten policy; Georgia joins Ukraine in easing
People: Natia Turnava becomes first woman to lead NBG
National Bank of Georgia names Turnava acting governor; RBI appoints deputy; and more
Central bank websites: how to keep track and make them better
Central banks share their experiences in gauging website performance
People: IMF names new Asia-Pacific head
New deputy governors in Jamaica and Azerbaijan, and more
Rates round-up: Chile accelerates tightening
Plus Central African states, Jamaica and Georgia all order 50bp rises
World Bank urges Georgia to make ‘further efforts’ on financial stability
Report praises “significant progress” but says work is needed on supervision, AML and inclusion
Georgia central bank orders 50bp hike
Central bank raises policy rate to 10.5% as inflation continues rising
Most central banks invest in derivatives
External managers facilitate wider use of these instruments
People: Georgia names new vice-governor
IMF appoints director of HR; Kuwaiti emir makes delayed board appointments; and more
Armenia and Georgia raise policy rates
Caucasus states follow Russia in anti-inflationary moves
Central Banking FinTech & RegTech Global Awards 2021
In March 2021, Central Banking launched its fourth annual FinTech & RegTech Global Awards to showcase some of the groundbreaking projects undertaken in the community. The results are revealed in the awards articles published in this special winners’…
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with
Transparency is essential for financial stability – Georgia’s Gvenetadze
But it is still possible to be “too transparent”, governor warns
The Central Banking Awards 2021 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the eighth annual Central Banking Awards
Georgia’s central bank launches CBDC project
Central bank says private sector involvement will be “crucial”
Georgia central bank orders 100bp rate increase
Worsening inflation pushes central bank to raise policy rate to 9.5%
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
Central Banking Awards 2021: final winners unveiled
Awards announced for central bank of the year, economics, risk management and more
Risk manager: National Bank of Georgia
Liquidity stress tests provided confidence to ease daily thresholds, and offer exchange rate, internal market and financial system support, without forcing the liquidation of illiquid reserves
Central Banking Awards 2021: third round of winners revealed
Awards go to central banks and market practitioners for payments, market infrastructure and currency
Financial market infrastructure services: Bloomberg
Bloomberg’s responsive deployment of new liquidity capabilities helped emerging-market central banks cope with pandemic market disruption