Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Georgian National Bank raises interest rates to deal with falling lari

National_Bank
(Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–For the second time this year, the National Bank has increased the refinancing rate by half a percentage point. The rate now stands at 5 percent.

About 8,000 people will have higher interest rate on their loans because of the change. Economic

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Parliament anxiously awaiting the president's list for new government

davit_usupashvili
Davit Usupashvili. (Interpressnews.)

TBILISI, DFWatch–Friday is the last day for the president to present parliament with his candidates for a new government.

Speaker of Parliament Davit Usupashvili Tuesday evening warned President Giorgi Margvelashvili about the terms of the procedure by saying

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