The National Bank of Georgia (NBG) purchased $555.6 million on the Bmatch currency platform in August.

As of the end of August, the country's international reserves reached $8.14 billion.

For January–August, the volume of net currency purchases by the National Bank on the Bmatch platform amounted to $3.122 billion.

"International reserves are one of the key guarantors of the country's macroeconomic stability. Under favorable market conditions, the bank buys currency to replenish them," the NBG said.