At the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in the United States, National Bank of Georgia President Natia Turnava and Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili met IMF Executive Director Jeroen Kliek and Alternate Executive Director Marnix van Rij to discuss Georgia’s economic situation and the strength of its financial sector indicators. The discussion highlighted the National Bank of Georgia’s consistent monetary policy and the resilience of the financial system, alongside global challenges and the conflict in the Middle East, where the duration of hostilities was noted as a factor that could affect macroeconomic forecasts. The IMF Executive Director underlined that Georgia continues to maintain healthy macroeconomic indicators and strong buffers.
National Bank of Georgia 2026-04-17
National Bank of Georgia meets IMF Executive Director to review macroeconomic conditions and risks from the Middle East conflict
At the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, the National Bank of Georgia and the Ministry of Finance discussed Georgia’s economic situation and financial sector indicators with IMF Executive Director Jeroen Kliek and Alternate Executive Director Marnix van Rij. The parties highlighted the National Bank’s consistent monetary policy, the resilience of the financial system, and potential macroeconomic risks from global challenges and the conflict in the Middle East, while the IMF noted that Georgia maintains healthy macroeconomic indicators and strong buffers.