Natia Turnava, Governor of the National Bank of Georgia (NBG), will participate in the Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank together with the NBG’s Vice-Governors.

The delegation also includes Lasha Khutsishvili, Minister of Finance of Georgia; Ekaterine Guntsadze, Deputy Minister of Finance; and the NBG’s Vice-Governors, Ekaterine Mikabadze, Ekaterine Galdava, and Nino Jeladze.

During the visit, Natia Turnava will hold meetings with Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director of the IMF; Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department; Jeroen Clicq, Executive Director, and Marnix van Rij, Alternate Executive Director, representing the constituency of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Luxembourg; as well as the Governors of the central banks of China and the United Arab Emirates.

The Governor of the NBG and the Minister of Finance will also meet with investors from the American investment firms J.P. Morgan and Bank of America to present Georgia’s investment potential.

During the visit, the Governor of the NBG will participate in a “Governor Talk” session organized by the IMF at the invitation of Jihad Azour, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia Department. She will discuss the implementation of monetary policy, inflation management, and the importance of de-dollarization policies amid global economic uncertainty and inflationary challenges.

The Governor of the NBG and the Minister of Finance will hold a face-to-face meeting with the Governor of the central bank of China. Natia Turnava will also meet with the Governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates. The meetings are expected to include the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the central banks of the two countries.

The NBG’s Vice-Governors will also hold high-level meetings on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings.

The Annual Meetings bring together Governors and Alternate Governors of the IMF and the World Bank, as well as representatives of the financial sector, central bank governors, finance ministers, and private sector executives from almost every country in the world. Participants will discuss issues of global importance, including the global economic outlook, poverty reduction, economic development, financial stability, cybersecurity, and financial technology.