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The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) made net purchases of USD 555.6 million through the BMatch trading platform in August, bringing the country’s international reserves to USD 8.14 billion, the central bank said on September 25. The bank officials reported in September that the international reserves had reached an “all-time high.”
The NBG said its net purchases totaled USD 3.12 billion in January-August 2026, as it continues to build up foreign exchange reserves when market conditions allow. It described international reserves as “an important safeguard for the country’s macroeconomic stability.”
The latest purchases follow net purchases of USD 86.6 million in January, USD 429.3 million in February, USD 333.3 million in April, USD 632.9 million in May, USD 612.6 million in June, USD 488.2 million in July, as well as USD 16.2 million in net sales in March.
The purchases are part of the central bank’s broader policy of rebuilding its foreign exchange reserves over the past year.
Speaking at a regional meeting of central bank senior officials held in Tbilisi on September 18, NBG President Natia Turnava said that Georgia’s “international reserves have reached an all-time high,” arguing that it “has strengthened our ability to withstand external shocks and safeguard macroeconomic stability,” amid what she described as “today’s turbulent global economic environment.”
The central bank is expected to publish updated international reserves data on October 26, 2026.
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