Georgia’s central bank director Gvenetadze among best Central Bankers 2018

World leading monthly financial magazine Global Finance nominated the director of Georgia’s central bank the National Bank of Georgia, Koba Gvenetadze, among the best central bankers of 2018.

Global Finance has published the Central Banker Report Cards annually since 1994 and grades the central bank directors of 85 key countries.

For the first time, a central banker from Georgia has been added to the list together with central bankers from the Bahamas, the Bank of Central African States, the Central Bank of West African States, the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Trinidad and Tobago.

Grades are based on an “A” to “F” scale for success in areas such as inflation control, economic growth goals, currency stability and interest rate management, where “A” represents excellent performance down through “F” for outright failure.

Georgian Gvenetadze is in the category of “Central Bankers earning an “A-” grade”. .

The full Central Banker Report Cards 2018 report will appear in Global Finance’s October issue.