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Georgia: Seventh Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria—Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Seventh Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2020/322

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2020

ISBN: 9781513564845

Keywords: Loans, Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, ISCR, CR, inflation expectation, Executive Board discussion, IMF Deputy managing director

Georgia's performance under the Extended Arrangement has been positive, but the country is now facing a pronounced economic slowdown. Domestic and external demand remain weak, and service sector activity remains sl...

IMF Executive Board Completes the Seventh Review under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Seventh Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2020/322

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2020

ISBN: 9781513564845

Keywords: Loans, Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, ISCR, CR, inflation expectation, Executive Board discussion, IMF Deputy managing director

Georgia's performance under the Extended Arrangement has been positive, but the country is now facing a pronounced economic slowdown. Domestic and external demand remain weak, and service sector activity remains sl...

Statement by Mr. Hilbers, Mr. Rashkovan, and Mr. Zedginidze on Georgia December 16, 2020 »

Source: Georgia : Seventh Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2020/322

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 December 2020

ISBN: 9781513564845

Keywords: Loans, Public debt, External debt, COVID-19 , Credit, ISCR, CR, inflation expectation, Executive Board discussion, IMF Deputy managing director

Georgia's performance under the Extended Arrangement has been positive, but the country is now facing a pronounced economic slowdown. Domestic and external demand remain weak, and service sector activity remains sl...

Local Currency Bond Markets Law Reform: A Methodology for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies »

Source: Local Currency Bond Markets Law Reform: A Methodology for Emerging Markets and Developing Economies

Volume/Issue: 2020/258

Series: IMF Working Papers

Author(s): Wouter Bossu , Cory Hillier , and Wolfgang Bergthaler

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 20 November 2020

ISBN: 9781513561608

Keywords: Securities, Legal support in revenue administration, Tax law, Bonds, Capital markets, local currency bond markets, development, financial stability, legal and tax frameworks, WP

Recent financial crises including the ongoing one caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have consistently drawn attention to the need to strengthen the quality of public debt management in emerging markets and developing...

Georgia: Technical Assistance Report—Strengthen Regulation, Supervision, and Oversight of Micro Lending Institutions »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Regulation, Supervision, and Oversight of Micro Lending Institutions

Volume/Issue: 192020/273

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 03 September 2020

ISBN: 9781513556406

In the past two years, the NBG has adopted a series of measures to strengthen nonbank sector financial regulation, supervision, and oversight.1 The MCM TA mission in 2017 provided recommendations along these lines,...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Public Sector Balance Sheet and State Owned Enterprises

Volume/Issue: 192020/223

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 23 July 2020

ISBN: 9781513551029

Keywords: Financial crises, Financial statements, Financial management information systems, Fiscal policy, Economic reforms, ISCR, CR, SOEs, GOGC, financial statement

Georgia's public sector balance sheet (PSBS) is in relatively healthy shape, with assets exceeding liabilities, and is comparatively lean. Looking across all entities that the government controls, including the cen...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Producer Price Indexes Mission

Volume/Issue: 192020/173

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513544892

Keywords: Cost of living, Producer prices, Price indexes, National accounts, Business services, ISCR, CR, PPIs, PPI, producer price

This Technical Assistance Report paper on Georgia highlights various aspects of producer price indexes (PPI) mission. The purpose of the mission was to assist the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) wit...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Residential Property Price Indices Mission

Volume/Issue: 192020/172

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 22 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513544823

Keywords: Financial soundness indicators, Price indexes, National accounts, Housing prices, Consumer prices, ISCR, CR, scanner data, secondary market, Obs

This Technical Assistance (TA) report on Georgia is on Residential Property Price Indices (RPPI) Mission. The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the IMF staff to the authorities of Geor...

Georgia: Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access; Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2020/149

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513542898

This paper discusses Georgia's Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access. The...

IMF Executive Board Completes the Sixth Review under the Extended Fund Facility and Approves the Request for Augmentation of Access to Support Georgia Address the COVID-19 Pandemic »

Source: Georgia : Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2020/149

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513542898

This paper discusses Georgia's Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access. The...

Statement by Mr. Doornbosch, Executive Director, and Mr. Zedginidz, Advisor on Georgia May 1, 2020 »

Source: Georgia : Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2020/149

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 May 2020

ISBN: 9781513542898

This paper discusses Georgia's Sixth Review Under the Extended Arrangement and Requests for a Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance Criterion, Modification of Performance Criteria, and Augmentation of Access. The...

IMF Staff Country Reports: Georgia: Fifth Review Under The Extended Arrangement, Requests For Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, And an Extension of The Arrangement and Rephasing of Access »

Source: Republic of Georgia : Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the Arrangement and Rephasing of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2019/372

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523514

Keywords: External sector, Economic growth, Financial indicators, Monetary policy, Inflation, ISCR, CR, percent of GDP, EFF, performance criterion

This paper discusses Republic of Georgia's Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of NonObservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the A...

IMF Staff Country Reports: IMF Executive Board Completes the Fifth Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia »

Source: Republic of Georgia : Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the Arrangement and Rephasing of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2019/372

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523514

Keywords: External sector, Economic growth, Financial indicators, Monetary policy, Inflation, ISCR, CR, percent of GDP, EFF, performance criterion

This paper discusses Republic of Georgia's Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of NonObservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the A...

IMF Staff Country Reports: Statement by Mr. Doornbosch and Mr. Zedginidze on Georgia Executive Board Meeting December 17, 2019 »

Source: Republic of Georgia : Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of Nonobservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the Arrangement and Rephasing of Access-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2019/372

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 18 December 2019

ISBN: 9781513523514

Keywords: External sector, Economic growth, Financial indicators, Monetary policy, Inflation, ISCR, CR, percent of GDP, EFF, performance criterion

This paper discusses Republic of Georgia's Fifth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Waivers of NonObservance of Performance Criteria, Modification of Performance Criteria, and an Extension of the A...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-External Sector Statistics Mission

Volume/Issue: 2019/306

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 October 2019

ISBN: 9781513516035

Keywords: Financial statistics, Balance of payments, International investment position, Balance of payments statistics, External sector statistics, ISCR, CR, IIP, crypto, direct investment

This Technical Assistance report on Georgia highlights the external sector statistics (ESS). The main objectives of the mission were to assess the Geostat's progress in the area of ESS and provide further recommend...

Georgia: Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modifications of Quantitative Performance Criteria—Press Release; Staff Report; and a Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modifications of Quantitative Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and a Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2019/171

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320641

Keywords: Credit, External sector, Inflation, Education spending, Capital expenditure, net lend, percent of GDP, EFF, percent, NBG

Recent economic developments. Economic performance remained robust in 2018: growth reached 4.7 percent, supported by external demand; inflation stayed below the three percent target, the fiscal deficit remained in...

IMF Executive Board Completes the Fourth Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modifications of Quantitative Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and a Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2019/171

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320641

Keywords: Credit, External sector, Inflation, Education spending, Capital expenditure, net lend, percent of GDP, EFF, percent, NBG

Recent economic developments. Economic performance remained robust in 2018: growth reached 4.7 percent, supported by external demand; inflation stayed below the three percent target, the fiscal deficit remained in...

Statement by Mr. Doornbosch, Alternate Executive Director and Mr. Hanson, Advisor on Georgia June 19, 2019 »

Source: Georgia : Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement and Request for Modifications of Quantitative Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and a Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2019/171

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 June 2019

ISBN: 9781498320641

Keywords: Credit, External sector, Inflation, Education spending, Capital expenditure, net lend, percent of GDP, EFF, percent, NBG

Recent economic developments. Economic performance remained robust in 2018: growth reached 4.7 percent, supported by external demand; inflation stayed below the three percent target, the fiscal deficit remained in...

GEORGIA: Third Review Under The Extended Fund Facility Arrangement »

Source: Georgia : Third Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Supplement

Volume/Issue: 2018/373

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 December 2018

ISBN: 9781484391549

Recent economic developments. Economic activity remained strong in 2018H1 but decelerated since due to subdued private construction activity and delays in public infrastructure. Inflation has remained below the 3-p...

Georgia: Third Review Under The Extended Fund Facility Arrangement—Supplementary Information »

Source: Georgia : Third Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Supplement

Volume/Issue: 2018/373

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 December 2018

ISBN: 9781484391549

Recent economic developments. Economic activity remained strong in 2018H1 but decelerated since due to subdued private construction activity and delays in public infrastructure. Inflation has remained below the 3-p...

IMF Executive Board Completes the Third Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Third Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; Staff Supplement

Volume/Issue: 2018/373

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 19 December 2018

ISBN: 9781484391549

Recent economic developments. Economic activity remained strong in 2018H1 but decelerated since due to subdued private construction activity and delays in public infrastructure. Inflation has remained below the 3-p...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Public Investment Management Assessment

Volume/Issue: 2018/306

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 07 November 2018

ISBN: 9781484383223

Keywords: Middle East, Georgia

The Government's decision to strengthen the infrastructure governance through improving the public investment management (PIM) and the public-private partnerships (PPPs) frameworks, is both timely and important. Th...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Report on the Producer Price Index and Residential Property Price Index Mission

Volume/Issue: 2018/288

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 03 October 2018

ISBN: 9781484378694

Keywords: Technical assistance missions, Producer price indexes, Housing prices, Technical Assistance Reports

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations made by the IMF mission to assist Georgia's National Statistics Office (Geostat) in developing a residential property price index and expa...

Building Resilient Banking Sectors in the Caucasus and Central Asia »

Source: Building Resilient Banking Sectors in the Caucasus and Central Asia

Volume/Issue: 2018/8

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Mercedes Vera Martin , Tarak Jardak , Robert Tchaidze , Juan Trevino , and Helen Wagner

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 06 July 2018

ISBN: 9781484360774

Keywords: Central Asia and the Caucasus, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Middle East, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Economic conditions

External shocks since 2014-lower oil prices and slower growth in key trading partners-have put financial sectors, mainly banks, in the eight Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries under increased stress.  E...

Georgia: Selected Issues »

Source: Georgia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2018/199

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364062

Keywords: Fiscal reforms, Education policy, Labor markets, Labor market reforms, Poverty and inequality, Export diversification, Monetary policy, Selected issues

This Selected Issues paper assesses macroeconomic and structural reforms in Georgia. The government's reform package includes a fiscal policy within a declining deficit path which intends to incentivize private inv...

Georgia: Selected Issues »

Source: Georgia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2018/199

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364062

Keywords: Fiscal reforms, Education policy, Labor markets, Labor market reforms, Poverty and inequality, Export diversification, Monetary policy, Selected issues

This Selected Issues paper assesses macroeconomic and structural reforms in Georgia. The government's reform package includes a fiscal policy within a declining deficit path which intends to incentivize private inv...

Georgia: Selected Issues »

Source: Georgia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2018/199

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364062

Keywords: Fiscal reforms, Education policy, Labor markets, Labor market reforms, Poverty and inequality, Export diversification, Monetary policy, Selected issues

This Selected Issues paper assesses macroeconomic and structural reforms in Georgia. The government's reform package includes a fiscal policy within a declining deficit path which intends to incentivize private inv...

Georgia: Selected Issues »

Source: Georgia : Selected Issues

Volume/Issue: 2018/199

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364062

Keywords: Fiscal reforms, Education policy, Labor markets, Labor market reforms, Poverty and inequality, Export diversification, Monetary policy, Selected issues

This Selected Issues paper assesses macroeconomic and structural reforms in Georgia. The government's reform package includes a fiscal policy within a declining deficit path which intends to incentivize private inv...

Georgia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion »

Source: Georgia : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion - Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2018/198

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364055

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal sustainability, Monetary policy, Price stabilization, Fiscal reforms, Revenue mobilization, Fiscal policy, Economic indicators, Extended arrangement reviews

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the macroeconomic performance in Georgia since the global financial crisis has been positive. Growth was higher than that in most peers. The banking sector has rema...

Georgia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review Under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion—Informational Annex »

Source: Georgia : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion - Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2018/198

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364055

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal sustainability, Monetary policy, Price stabilization, Fiscal reforms, Revenue mobilization, Fiscal policy, Economic indicators, Extended arrangement reviews

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the macroeconomic performance in Georgia since the global financial crisis has been positive. Growth was higher than that in most peers. The banking sector has rema...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation and Completes Second Review of Georgia’s Extended Fund Facility »

Source: Georgia : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion - Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2018/198

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364055

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal sustainability, Monetary policy, Price stabilization, Fiscal reforms, Revenue mobilization, Fiscal policy, Economic indicators, Extended arrangement reviews

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the macroeconomic performance in Georgia since the global financial crisis has been positive. Growth was higher than that in most peers. The banking sector has rema...

IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation with Georgia »

Source: Georgia : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion - Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2018/198

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364055

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal sustainability, Monetary policy, Price stabilization, Fiscal reforms, Revenue mobilization, Fiscal policy, Economic indicators, Extended arrangement reviews

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the macroeconomic performance in Georgia since the global financial crisis has been positive. Growth was higher than that in most peers. The banking sector has rema...

Statement by Mr. Doornbosch, Alternate Executive Director for Georgia, and Mr. Botel, Senior Advisor to Executive Director for Georgia June 27, 2018 »

Source: Georgia : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion - Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2018/198

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364055

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal sustainability, Monetary policy, Price stabilization, Fiscal reforms, Revenue mobilization, Fiscal policy, Economic indicators, Extended arrangement reviews

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the macroeconomic performance in Georgia since the global financial crisis has been positive. Growth was higher than that in most peers. The banking sector has rema...

Statement by the Staff Representative on Georgia Executive Board Meeting June 27, 2018 »

Source: Georgia : 2018 Article IV Consultation, Second Review under the Extended Fund Facility Arrangement, and Request for Modification of a Quantitative Performance Criterion - Press Releases; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2018/198

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 28 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484364055

Keywords: Article IV consultation reports, Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal sustainability, Monetary policy, Price stabilization, Fiscal reforms, Revenue mobilization, Fiscal policy, Economic indicators, Extended arrangement reviews

This 2018 Article IV Consultation highlights that the macroeconomic performance in Georgia since the global financial crisis has been positive. Growth was higher than that in most peers. The banking sector has rema...

Opening Up in the Caucasus and Central Asia »

Source: Opening Up in the Caucasus and Central Asia : Policy Frameworks to Support Regional and Global Integration

Volume/Issue: 2018/7

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Peter Kunzel , Phil De Imus , Edward Gemayel , Risto Herrala , Alexei Kireyev , and Farid Talishli

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 13 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484358177

Keywords: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Economic integration, Economic integration, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Middle East, Tajikistan, Trade liberalization

The Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) countries are at an important juncture in their economic transition. Following significant economic progress during the 2000s, recent external shocks have revealed the underlying...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Enhancing the Fiscal Rules

Volume/Issue: 2018/132

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 June 2018

ISBN: 9781484358207

Keywords: Fiscal rules, Fiscal policy, Technical assistance missions, Technical Assistance Reports

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the recommendations made by the IMF mission to assist Georgian authorities in enhancing country's fiscal rules framework. It is recommended that the fiscal rules should co...

A Growth-Friendly Path for Building Fiscal Buffers in the Caucuses and Central Asia »

Source: A Growth-Friendly Path for Building Fiscal Buffers in the Caucuses and Central Asia

Volume/Issue: 2018/6

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Edward Gemayel , Lorraine Ocampos , Matteo Ghilardi , and James Aylward

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 10 April 2018

ISBN: 9781484337165

Keywords: Growth acceleration, Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of, Iran, Islamic Republic of, Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Syrian Arab Republic, Yemen, Republic of, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan

Since 2014, large and persistent external shocks have hit the CCA region, particularly a slump in global commodity prices and slower growth in its key economic partners. Fiscal accommodation, along with currency ad...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report on the Financial Accounts and Financial Soundness Indicators Mission

Volume/Issue: 2018/60

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 06 March 2018

ISBN: 9781484344989

Keywords: Technical assistance missions, Financial soundness indicators, Financial account, Financial systems, Technical Assistance, Georgia, External sector, Real sector, Financial instruments, Financial institutions

This Technical Assistance Report discusses the findings and recommendations made by the IMF mission regarding the financial accounts (FA) and financial soundness indicators in Georgia. One main objective of the mis...

Public Wage Bills in the Middle East and Central Asia »

Source: Public Wage Bills in the Middle East and Central Asia

Volume: 18

Series: Departmental Papers / Policy Papers

Author(s): Natalia Tamirisa , and Christoph Duenwald

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 09 January 2018

ISBN: 9781484336731

Keywords: Public sector, Public sector wages, Public employment, Public expenditure management, Public expenditures reform, Public services, Public employment systems, Public sector; Public sector wages; Public employment; Public expenditure management; Public expenditures reform; Public services; Public employment systems

Analysis of policies for managing public sector wage bills in the Middle East and Central Asia region. While some work has been done recently at the Fund on issues related to government employment and compensation,...

Georgia: First Review under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria »

Source: Georgia : First Review under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; and Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2017/361

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 07 December 2017

ISBN: 9781484331224

Keywords: Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal consolidation, Liquidity management, Flexible exchange rates, Bank supervision, Fiscal reforms, Extended arrangement reviews, Performance criteria modifications, Letters of Intent

This paper discusses Georgia's First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria (PCs). The program is on track with all end-June 2017 performance criteria and...

IMF Executive Board Completes the First Review of the Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : First Review under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; and Staff Report

Volume/Issue: 2017/361

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 07 December 2017

ISBN: 9781484331224

Keywords: Extended Fund Facility, Fiscal policy, Fiscal consolidation, Liquidity management, Flexible exchange rates, Bank supervision, Fiscal reforms, Extended arrangement reviews, Performance criteria modifications, Letters of Intent

This paper discusses Georgia's First Review Under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF) and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria (PCs). The program is on track with all end-June 2017 performance criteria and...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Fiscal Transparency Evaluation

Volume/Issue: 2017/291

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 27 September 2017

ISBN: 9781484321157

Keywords: Fiscal transparency, Fiscal policy, Fiscal risk, Risk management, Economic forecasting, Budgets, Budgeting, Banking sector, Public sector, Georgia

This report evaluates the state of fiscal transparency in Georgia. Georgia has taken important steps to enhance its fiscal transparency practices over the past decade. Fiscal reports have become more comprehensive,...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assistance Report-Liquidity Management Operations

Volume/Issue: 2017/107

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 05 May 2017

ISBN: 9781475598087

Keywords: Georgia, Middle East

This Technical Assistance Report presents an assessment of liquidity management operations in Georgia. The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) has embarked on an ambitious project to strengthen monetary policy implement...

Georgia: Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-By Arrangement »

Source: Georgia : Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2017/97

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 13 April 2017

ISBN: 9781475594652

Keywords: Georgia, Middle East

This paper discusses Georgia's Request for Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-by Arrangement (SBA). The authorities in Georgia have formulated a comprehensive program to...

Georgia: Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-By Arrangement—Informational Annex »

Source: Georgia : Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2017/97

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 13 April 2017

ISBN: 9781475594652

Keywords: Georgia, Middle East

This paper discusses Georgia's Request for Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-by Arrangement (SBA). The authorities in Georgia have formulated a comprehensive program to...

IMF Executive Board Approves US$285.3 million Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility for Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2017/97

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 13 April 2017

ISBN: 9781475594652

Keywords: Georgia, Middle East

This paper discusses Georgia's Request for Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-by Arrangement (SBA). The authorities in Georgia have formulated a comprehensive program to...

Statement by Mr. Doornbosch, Alternate Executive Director for Georgia, and Mr. Botel, Senior Advisor to Executive Director for Georgia April 12, 2017 »

Source: Georgia : Request for Extended Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Georgia

Volume/Issue: 2017/97

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Middle East and Central Asia Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 13 April 2017

ISBN: 9781475594652

Keywords: Georgia, Middle East

This paper discusses Georgia's Request for Extended Arrangement under the Extended Fund Facility and Cancellation of Stand-by Arrangement (SBA). The authorities in Georgia have formulated a comprehensive program to...

Georgia »

Source: Georgia : Technical Assessment Report-Tax Administration Diagnostic Assessment Tool-Performance Assessment Report

Volume/Issue: 2016/283

Series: IMF Staff Country Reports

Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept.

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Publication Date: 01 September 2016

ISBN: 9781475531848

This Technical Assistance paper discusses key findings of the assessment of the tax administration system in Georgia. Viewed overall, the Georgia Revenue Service is making good progress in implementing modern tax a...