The National Bank of Georgia reported on President Natia Turnava’s participation, alongside Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili, in a regional roundtable and investor meetings held during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, where they presented Georgia’s macroeconomic outlook and policy priorities. Discussions at the roundtable of finance ministers and central bank heads from the Caucasus and Central Asia focused on risks from a global growth slowdown, inflationary pressures, geopolitical factors, and the importance of regional cooperation. Turnava highlighted high economic growth and an improved external position, with the current account deficit close to a historical low and economic activity increasingly shifting toward more productive sectors. She pointed to cautious monetary policy as supporting stable inflation expectations, and to higher international reserves and lower dollarization as strengthening resilience to shocks, alongside a scenario-based approach to managing inflation risks. The release also notes that the IMF gave a positive assessment of Georgia’s macroeconomic indicators and the country’s strong buffers.
National Bank of Georgia 2026-04-18
National Bank of Georgia outlines macroeconomic resilience and monetary policy stance at IMF World Bank Spring Meetings
The National Bank of Georgia reported on President Natia Turnava’s participation with Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili in a regional roundtable and investor meetings during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, where they presented Georgia’s macroeconomic outlook and policy priorities. Discussions covered global growth, inflation, geopolitical risks and regional cooperation, with Turnava highlighting strong growth, a historically low current account deficit, improved external buffers, cautious monetary policy, higher reserves, reduced dollarization, and the IMF’s positive assessment of Georgia’s macroeconomic indicators and buffers.