NBG: In April 2026, loans issued in GEL increased by 89 million Lari, while foreign currency loans grew by 55 million Lari

According to the National Bank of Georgia (NBG), the volume of loans issued by commercial banks (excluding interbank loans) amounted to 72.89 billion GEL by the end of April 2026, which is 144.28 million GEL, or 0.20%, higher than the figure recorded at the end of the previous month. The annual growth rate of loans, excluding the exchange rate effect, stood at 14.14%.

The National Bank reports that the volume of loans issued in the national currency increased by 89.18 million GEL, or 0.21%, during the same period, compared to the previous month, while the volume of loans issued in foreign currency grew by 55.09 million GEL, or 0.18%.

Furthermore, according to NBG data, by the end of April 2026, commercial banks had issued 11.00 billion GEL worth of loans in the national currency to resident legal entities, which is 0.40% less compared to the previous month, and 21.16 billion GEL worth of loans in foreign currency, which exceeds the previous month’s figure by 0.58%.

According to the National Bank’s report, during April 2026, lending to the resident retail client sector increased by 1.20%, or 453.23 million GEL, amounting to 38.24 billion GEL by the end of the month.

By the end of April 2026, the total loan larisation ratio stood at 57.51%. Compared to the end of the previous month, it increased by 0.01 percentage point.