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Central bank sevenfolds microfinance capital threshold
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has introduced a new directive that compels microfinance institutions (MFIs) to meet a minimum paid-up capital requirement 75...
Government expects saving USD100 million from banning selected import items
supermarkets fear shutdown
The central bank of Ethiopia expects saving close to 100 million dollar per year, from the ban imposed on selected import items.
In...
Central bank considers placing ban on Franco-Valuta
Bank statement from source country mandatory for Franco-Valuta imports
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) will soon place a ban on some items that have...
Central bank raises insurers’ minimum paid-up capital by six-fold
Only seven insurers meet the new threshold
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) raised the minimum paid-up capital of insurance firms by six-fold. The revised...
Corporation reimburses record high insurance claims
Aviation calamity costs EIC 3.8 billion birr
The Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC) settled 5.4 billion birr in insurance claims during the just ended 2021/2 Ethiopian...
To survive foreign competition, central bank governor suggests mandatory mergers, acquisitions
The bankers' association is upset about the tax on recapitalized dividend
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) plans to enforce mergers and acquisitions on local...
CBE grosses 27.5 bln birr profit last year
The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia grosses 27.5 billion birr profit during the just-ended fiscal year. It is 43 percent higher than the Bank's profit...
Fuel dealers demand gov’t to quintuple profit margin
Gas station owners demand the government to increase profit margins to 1.20 birr per liter within a week. It is a five-fold increase from...
Kazanchis to get 44 storey tower with 13 bln birr budget
CCECC is contracted to undertake the construction
Quara Manufacturing Plc contracted China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC) for 13 billion birr to construct a twin...
Corbetti undergoes ownership change
Owners of Corbetti Geothermal WorldCo have sold their shares to a blend of new companies. Meridiam has become the major shareholder, overtaking from Berkeley...
