The National Bank of Georgia reported that Governor Natia Turnava, alongside Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili and the Georgian delegation, held meetings with international investors during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetings in Washington, D.C., presenting Georgia’s investment potential and macroeconomic outlook. Turnava briefed participants on current macroeconomic trends and developments in the country’s financial sector. The investor meetings included representatives from American investment firms and major international institutions, including groups associated with Citibank, J.P. Morgan and Bank of America, as well as firms such as Morgan Stanley, Fidelity Investments, Azimut Group, PGIM, Aktia, Artisan Partners, Eaton Vance, Janus Capital, TCW and Nationwide. Turnava pointed to inflation being well below target over the past two years after a period of high inflation and recently moving closer to target, while describing the financial sector as sound, growth as robust and international reserves as increasing; the discussions covered existing and prospective investor participation in Georgian government securities and interest in corporate securities.