In
January-September 2019, GEL 2,053 billion were withdrawn from bank
cards issued by non-resident banks that is 21.6% more than in the same period of
last year. The amount of money withdrawn by foreigners from bank cards in Georgia amounted to GEL 1,608
billion in January-September 2018.
According to the National Bank of Georgia, GEL 1,036 billion was withdrawn from non-resident banks' cards using ATMs in January-September 2019 and GEL 1,017 billion at post-terminals.
In the same period of 2018, GEL 810.4 million were withdrawn from non-resident banks' cards from ATMs and GEL 798.6 million- at POS-terminals.