Banking Sector Financial Highlights
Low inflation on the back of falling import prices and decreasing
domestic price pressures
The NBG continues a gradual exit from tight monetary policy
Monetary policy rate
Annual CPI inflation
-Inflation target
16%
16%
Annual
14%
5-year
average
Sep-23
Oct-23
14%
Headline CPI
6.9%
0.7%
0.8%
12%
12%
Core CPI
4.6%
2.5%
2.1%
10%
10%
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
-2%
Feb-14
Jun-14
Oct-14
Feb-15
Jun-15
Oct-15
Source: GeoStat, NBG
Feb-16
Jun-16
Oct-16
Feb-17
Jun-17
Oct-17
Feb-18
Jun-18
Oct-18
Feb-19
Jun-19
Oct-19
Feb-20
Jun-20
Oct-20
Feb-21
Jun-21
Oct-21
Feb-22
Jun-22
Oct-22
Feb-23
Jun-23
Oct-23
8%
6%
4%
2%
0%
-2%
Inflation is expected to remain below the
central bank's 3% target throughout the rest
of the year
The National Bank of Georgia kept its policy
rate unchanged at 10.0% on 25 October
2023, indicating the remaining inflation risks
despite the recent slowdown
The central bank is expected to continue a
gradual exit from tight monetary policy
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