Within the framework of the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank in Washington, D.C., the Governor of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG), Natia Turnava, and the Minister of Finance, Lasha Khutsishvili, together with other members of the Georgian delegation, held meetings with international investors.

The meetings brought together investors from American investment companies, including those within the groups of Citibank, J.P. Morgan, and Bank of America, such as: Morgan Stanley, Citi, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments, Azimut Group, PGIM, Aktia, Artisan Partners, Eaton Vance, Fidelity Boston (FMR), Janus Capital, TCW, Nationwide, and others.

Natia Turnava and Lasha Khutsishvili delivered presentations to large international investment funds and institutional investors on Georgia’s investment potential and macroeconomic outlook.

The Governor of the National Bank of Georgia briefed participants on current macroeconomic trends and developments in the country’s financial sector.

As Natia Turnava noted, over the past several years, Georgia’s economy has demonstrated resilience in the face of global challenges, including ongoing geopolitical uncertainties. Thanks to consistent monetary policy, inflationary processes have been successfully managed. Following a period of high inflation, over the past two years, inflation remained well below the target and has recently moved closer to the target level. The financial sector remains sound, economic growth is robust, and the country’s international reserves continue to increase.

Turnava thanked international investors for their trust and sustained interest in Georgia’s financial market. She highlighted that a number of U.S. and European investment funds focused on global markets are already investing in Georgia and have expressed further interest in expanding their engagement.

“One of the key goals of the Georgian delegation’s visit to the United States was to hold intensive meetings with investors. These are major global investment funds — some are already active participants in our markets, while others are considering entering in the near future to purchase government securities. Investors have also shown interest in corporate securities, which represent direct investments in our economy and new financial inflows. Together with the Ministry of Finance, we presented them with an overview of the current economic situation and the attractiveness of Georgia’s investment environment. We are confident that this will lead to a further increase in investment activity,” said Natia Turnava.

The meetings with investors were also attended by NBG Vice Governors Ekaterine Mikabadze and Ekaterine Galdava, Deputy Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development Vakhtang Tsintsadze, Deputy Minister of Finance Ekaterine Guntsadze, and Head of the NBG Macroeconomics and Statistics Department Tamta Sopromadze.