Bank of Georgia Financial Snapshot and Loan Portfolio Quality
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.0
1Q14
Growing international reserves cushion the economy against
external shocks
Gross international reserves above
US$ 5.0 bn as at end of June 2023
■Gross international reserves in US$ bn, end of period
The NBG keeps purchasing hard
currency amid strong external inflows
-3 months of goods and services imports (previous 4-quarter average)
6.0
6.0
Reserve
2019
2020
2021
2022
adequacy
5.07
ARA metric*
94.3%
100.2% 99.6% 103.9%
Net FX
purchases by
NBG, US$ m
2020
2021
2022
1H23
-916
-355
565
1,058
5.0
5.0
2Q14
3Q14
4Q14
1Q15
2Q15
3Q15
4Q15
1Q16
2Q16
3Q16
4Q16
1Q17
2Q17
3Q17
4Q17
1Q18
2Q18
3Q18
4Q18
1Q19
Source: IMF, NBG, BOG
* A ratio between 100%-150% is considered adequate
4.0
3.0
2.0
1.0
-140
-160
-80
O
120
Source: NBG
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■Central bank's interventions, net purchase in US$ m
243
09-
07■
06
O
0
O
135
■ 30
4Q16
-140
1Q17
2Q17
BQ17
4Q17
1Q18
2Q18
3Q18
4Q18
1Q19
2Q19
3Q19
4Q19
1Q20
2Q20
-73
-100
-121
-20 ■
3Q20
-265
4Q20 -430
1Q21
-164
2Q21
-93
3Q21
4Q21
77-
776-
-26 ■
☐ 58
232
301
461
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