Currency exchange booths to reopen on June 8 in Georgia
Currency exchange booths and other financial organisations temporarily suspended operations on March 31 in Georgia with the aim of reducing the spread of the coronavirus in the country. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Currency exchange booths will reopen on June 8, reports local media outlet Netgazeti, citing member of the association of currency exchange booths Vakhtang Grigalashvili.
Grigalashvili said that he received this information from the National Bank of Georgia.
Currency exchange booths and other financial organisations temporarily suspended operations on March 31 in Georgia with the aim of reducing the spread of the coronavirus in the country.
In addition to exchange booths, the following kinds of organisations also closed:
- Loan-issuing organisations
- Credit unions
- Payment service providers
- Independent registers of the securities
- Brokerage companies
- Asset management companies
- Stock exchanges
- Founders of non-state pension schemes
- Credit information bureaus
Even under these restrictions, Georgian citizens are still able to receive most financial services without interruption.
Starting today currency exchange booths and other financial organisations have temporarily stopped functioning today in Georgia with an aim towards reducing the spread of the coronavirus in the country, announces the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
Starting June 1 the National Bank of Georgia (NBG) will launch a new tool for liquidity management to support the financing of small and medium-sized businesses in Georgia, announces the NBG.
All kinds of shops, including shopping malls, open and closed produce markets and restaurants with outdoor seating areas have resumed work in Georgia today.
Georgia continues to lift coronavirus-related restrictions. Starting tomorrow construction and auto repair businesses will be able to resume operations, announced Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Gakharia today.
Georgia has reported four new cases of the coronavirus earlier today, bringing the total number of cases to 800. 640 of the 800 patients have recovered, while 13 others have died. The 13th individual, who was 76 years old and suffered serious, underlying health issues, died earlier today. He was from the Mushevani village of Bolnisi municipality.