BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 21
By Tamilla Mammadova - Trend:
Georgia's financial sector well prepared to the challenges caused by coronavirus,Trend reports via the National Bank of Georgia (NBG).
As the NBG says, despite the recent decision of Georgia government to close all shops except for groceries, pharmacies, gas stations, post offices, banks, micro financing organizations and currency exchange booths, the financial sector continues to provide a full range of services.
"Under these restrictions, the financial sector of Georgia continues to provide a full range of services, including continuous supply of cash, loan and deposit service. Self-service payment kiosks and ATMs will work without any obstacles. Also, we have well developed remote services," reads the NBG statement.
According to the NBG, these services will not be limited even in the case of declaring a state of emergency in the country.
The NBG calls on citizens to use as much as possible internet payment services and stay at home, while recommending banks, micro financing organizations and currency exchange booths to limit the number of employees and avoid queues at their offices.
As of today, Georgia has 44 confirmed cases of COVID-19.
The outbreak in the Chinese city of Wuhan - which is an international transport hub - began at a fish market in late December 2019. The symptoms include cough, headache, fatigue, fever, aching and difficulty breathing.
Georgia says its financial sector prepared for challenges caused by coronavirus
