Georgia
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
Central banking in occupied Ukraine: what might happen?
How Russian authorities might deal with banking and currency in occupied Ukraine
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
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
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
Georgia central bank raises policy rate despite recession
Authorities hike rates, citing rising inflation, amid high unemployment and political turmoil
Central Banking Awards 2021: second group of winners announced
Lifetime achievement award unveiled, plus awards for transparency, advisory, global markets and more
Transparency: National Bank of Georgia
Georgia’s central bank has improved monetary policy, financial stability and consumer protection communications
Georgian central bank starts operating new resolution framework
NBG says new resolution system will greatly increase Georgia’s financial stability
NBG paper develops early warning system for external risks
Georgia’s current account deficit and dollarisation create vulnerabilities, authors say
Georgia’s Gvenetadze on implementing an aggressive reform agenda
The National Bank of Georgia governor speaks about efforts to improve monetary policy, financial infrastructure, financial literacy, transparency and ESG
IMF praises Georgia’s non-bank overhaul, but says issues remain
“Issues and challenges” could still threaten the sector’s viability, fund staff warn