National Bank of Georgia convenes conference on government bond indices and ETF development

The National Bank of Georgia organized a two day international conference focused on the practical use of Georgia government bond indices and the development of index-based investment products, including exchange-traded funds. The event positioned the new indices as a building block for capital market development by linking the sovereign bond market with investable benchmark based products. Discussions were anchored in the February 2026 publication of seven Georgia government bond indices, the first such benchmarks for the market, developed by Intercontinental Exchange and made available through Bloomberg IND and the ICE indices portal. The National Bank of Georgia presented these indices as globally recognized benchmarks covering the GEL sovereign curve out to 10 years, with potential uses in portfolio risk and return management, investment mandate design and the development of indexed products tied to Georgian government bonds. Representatives of the central bank also outlined the strategic vision for market development and the regulatory and tax environment for investment funds, while panel sessions examined practical steps to establish index-based funds in Georgia, international experience with ETFs and the infrastructure needed to deepen the investment market ecosystem. The conference continued on its second day with bilateral meetings between local financial market participants and Intercontinental Exchange representatives.