The National Bank of Georgia reported that Giorgi Edilashvili, Head of its International Relations Department, participated in the international conference “Challenges from High Uncertainty” in Switzerland and spoke on a panel on “Trade and Financial Fragmentation,” including the central bank’s regional cooperation initiatives to develop financial services and foster innovation in the middle corridor region. The 13th annual conference on economic affairs was held with support from the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs under the Bilateral Assistance and Capacity Building Program for Central Banks. The agenda centred on economic shocks linked to the COVID-19 pandemic and regional conflicts, supply-chain disruptions, rising macroeconomic uncertainty and increased policy unpredictability, with sessions covering the macroeconomic outlook, potential deepening of trade and financial fragmentation, and strategic opportunities for developing economies. The fragmentation panel included representatives from the U.S. Federal Reserve System, the central banks of Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan, and other international experts, and examined drivers of fragmentation and its longer-term implications for global and regional economies.
National Bank of Georgia 2025-09-22
National Bank of Georgia official discusses trade and financial fragmentation at Swiss high-uncertainty conference
Giorgi Edilashvili, Head of International Relations at the National Bank of Georgia, attended the "Challenges from High Uncertainty" conference in Switzerland. He discussed regional cooperation on a panel about trade and financial fragmentation. Supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs, the conference addressed economic shocks from COVID-19, regional conflicts, and supply-chain disruptions, focusing on macroeconomic uncertainty and policy unpredictability.