Ekaterine Mikabadze, First Vice Governor of the National Bank of Georgia, participated in a high-level regional event organized by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Zurich.

The roundtable meeting, titled “Central Bank Governance and Policy Frameworks in a Changing Environment,” was co-organized by the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and Deutsche Bundesbank (DBB), and hosted by the Swiss National Bank in Zurich.

Participants discussed best practices in central bank governance, monetary policy implementation processes, and ways to enhance institutional development, communication, and transparency.

During the meeting with Martin Schlegel, Chairman of the Swiss National Bank, special attention was given to Switzerland’s experience in monetary policy, as well as to current macroeconomic and financial developments.

Ekaterine Mikabadze presented Georgia’s experience in monetary policy management and in adopting a risk-based approach, which plays an important role in ensuring the effectiveness, accountability, and quality communication of monetary policy.

The event was also attended by Tamta Sopromadze, Head of the Macroeconomics and Statistics Department of the National Bank of Georgia.