Investor Presentaiton
BANK OF GEORGIA'S BUSINESS CONTINGENCY PLAN - COVID-19
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SUPPORT TO CUSTOMERS AND COMMUNITY
All retail clients have been given the opportunity to defer loan principal
and interest payments for three months
Corporate customers and all legal entities operating in the tourism
industry have been given an immediate loan restructuring opportunity.
Specific sectors include hotels, as well as restaurants, travel agencies, and
passenger transportation companies, amongst others
In order to ensure uninterrupted secure service for our customers and
incentivise the use of remote channels, since mid-March 2020, we have
temporarily removed fees for transactions executed through our internet
and mobile banking platforms for a two month period. Furthermore, in
collaboration with mobile service providers in Georgia, Bank of Georgia
ensures full access to the mBank, even in the offline mode, without an
internet connection. Finally, we launched a nationwide educational
campaign with informative and instructive videos (more than 100 pieces
of educational content), which help people to get familiar with and learn
easily how to use the mBank application
The Group also introduced а new online web-based platform
argacherde.ge to help businesses survive while they are closed. The
businesses listed on the platform offer vouchers to its customers for
future services after the full reopening of the economy
The Group's digital ecosystem arm introduced a combined packed solution of
Optimo and extra.ge, branded as Adapter, which offers best-in-class solution
to the merchants, who can now undergo fast and efficient transformation to
digital sales with just a simple plug-in. With Optimo they get effective
inventory and order management platform, which is digitally integrated with
extra.ge, through which they can sell their products directly to customers
remotely. This structured unique digital solution was highly accepted by
hundreds of retailers and producers and enabled them to quickly adjust to
the new challenging environment and restrictions
Galt & Taggart together with JSC Bank of Georgia organised several web-
conferences for its corporate and SME clients to discuss the COVID-19
impact on Georgian economy and Georgian economic outlook for 2020. The
web-conferences were also attended by high-level representatives from the
Georgian Government. The presentations were followed by a Q&A session,
during which our business customers had the chance to hear directly from the
Group, as well as Government representatives, and discuss the current
challenges and plans to overcome those
In collaboration with charte.ge, we financed one-year internet access for 300
impoverished families to help youngsters continue their education
The Bank financed and donated 20,000 laboratory tests of COVID-19, 10
respirators, 50,000 face masks and 60,000 gloves to the Ministry of Health
of Georgia to support the battle to prevent the virus spreadView entire presentation