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Georgia's Central Bank Keeps Policy Rate at 8.0% as Inflation Increases

BY MT Newswires | ECONOMIC | 11:48 AM EST

11:48 AM EST, 02/11/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Georgia's central bank (NBG) Wednesday said its Monetary Policy Committee decided to keep the monetary policy rate (refinancing rate) unchanged at 8.0%.

The overall price level in Georgia increased by 4.8% year-on-year in January. Higher-than-targeted inflation continues to be largely driven by food price inflation, noted the central bank.

Should inflation persist above the target for an extended period due to various one-off factors, the MPC stands ready to maintain the current tight stance for longer than expected and, if necessary, to tighten it further, wrote NBG in its policy statement.

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