
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian government offers a temporary aid package to people who have their mortgage loans in US dollars, to ease the disastrous consequences of the lari’s continued race to record low depths.
The decision was made at a
TBILISI, DFWatch–The Georgian lari is on course for a new historic low, after setting a record earlier this year at 2.4921 laris per US dollar. Today it is valued at 2.4899.
Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili explained the new drop in the value of the lari is as a result of growing imports.
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s National Bank intervened to bolster the flagging currency lari on Tuesday, causing its value to rise four tetris against the US dollar.
The Bank put USD 40 million up for auction, out of which USD 27 million has been sold so far.
The lari currently
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s national currency is four cents away from reaching its lowest point ever against the US dollar.
When the lari began to drop rapidly in November, 2014, one USD was about 1.75 laris. Today, the Georgian National Bank’s official exchange
TBILISI, DFWatch–Georgia’s currency lari has reached its lowest level since 1999, but the government is optimistic and blames media and analysts of being incompetent and engaging in speculating.
The lari is now at 2.416 against the US dollar, near the all-time low
TBILISI, DFWatch–Former Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili says he once planned to arrest Kadagidze due to ‘personal’ business, but changed his mind by request of representatives of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
The revelation comes after weeks of criticism