The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) announced that its net purchases through the BMatch trading platform in July reached USD 488.2 million, raising the country's international reserves to USD 7.5 billion. The NBG's cumulative net foreign currency purchases totaled $2.57 billion from January to July 2026. The bank emphasized that international reserves are an important safeguard for the country's macroeconomic stability and continues to build up reserves in line with its policy, increasing them whenever market conditions allow. Previous net purchases included USD 86.6 million in January, USD 429.3 million in February, USD 333.3 million in April, USD 632.9 million in May, USD 612.6 million in June, and net sales of USD 16.2 million in March.