Georgia, Tbilisi, Oct. 19 /Trend, N.Kirtskhalia/
National Bank of Georgia, as a regulator of the banking sector and a guarantor of financial stability in the country, has decided to examine the situation in the Cartu Bank, which is owned by Bidzina Ivanivshili, to get answers to all questions and based on the information, determine the future supervision strategy with regards to the bank.
One of the objectives of the National Bank is to ensure a healthy financial environment in the country, said the National Bank. The National Bank supervises over the commercial banks to implement this task. Under the law, the supervision can be performed remotely and locally.
Recently, the National Bank stated that there have been several important facts in the Cartu Bank: chairman of the Supervisory Board, Managing Director and Deputy Directors voluntarily resigned.
In addition, the Georgian Interior Ministry has filed a criminal case against the Cartu Bank employees on charges of money laundering.