Koba Gvenetadze (born 26 December 1971) has been Governor of the

National Bank of Georgia The National Bank of Georgia ( ka, საქართველოს ეროვნული ბანკი, ''Sakartvelos Erovnuli Bank’i'') is the central bank of Georgia. Its status is defined by the Constitution of Georgia. According t ...

since March 2016.

Education and career

Gvenetadze was educated at

Tbilisi State University Ivane Javakhishvili Tbilisi State University ( ka, ივანე ჯავახიშვილის სახელობის თბილისის სახელმწიფო უნივერსიტეტი ''Ivane Javaxishvi ...

and graduated with a masters in economics from The American University in

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He was formerly Deputy Minister of Finance and a Deputy State Minister, before serving as a Senior Economist at the

International Monetary Fund The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is a major financial agency of the United Nations, and an international financial institution, headquartered in Washington, D.C., consisting of 190 countries. Its stated mission is "working to foster glo ...

between 2002 and 2015.

Other activities

(IMF), Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Governors (since 2016)Members

(IMF).

Awards and honors

*Gvenetadze was ranked among the Best Central Bankers by "Global Finance" three times (2018, 2019, 2020).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gvenetadze, Koba Presidents of the National Bank of Georgia 1971 births Living people Tbilisi State University alumni American University alumni Economists from Georgia (country)