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Kaappitaala
The money shareholders have put into a company, plus profit not paid out. It is the cushion that absorbs losses.
Maallaqa abbootiin aksiyoonaa dhaabbata keessatti kaa'an, fi bu'aa hin qoodamne. Wabii kasaaraati.
Siinqee Bank's capital: 23.1 billion birr.
Kaappitaalli Siinqee biiliyoona 23.1.
In Ethiopia
The National Bank required every bank to hold at least 5 billion birr of paid-up capital by 30 June 2026. Banks raised it by selling new shares and holding back profit.
Baankiin Biyyoolessaa baankiin hundi hanga Waxabajjii 30, 2026tti kaappitaala kaffalame birrii biiliyoona 5 akka qabaatu dirqisiise. Baankonni aksiyoona haaraa gurguruu fi bu'aa qabachuun guutan.
Stories that use this word
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The bank capital deadline passed on 30 June and nobody has published the roll call
Guyyaan kaappitaalaa darbe; eenyu akka guute hin maxxanfamneEvery Ethiopian bank was required to hold ETB 5 billion of paid-up capital by 30 June, ten times the previous minimum, under a directive issued in April 2021.
National Bank of Ethiopia; The Reporter · September 12, 2026
The exchange approves eleven companies to list, and names none of them
Gabaan Aksiyoonaa dhaabbilee 11'f hayyama kennus, maqaa isaanii hin ifoomneYodit Kassa, chief executive of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, told Bloomberg in Nairobi that eleven companies have approval in principle to list and that the first, a financial services firm, begins trading…
Ethiopian Securities Exchange, via Bloomberg · February 8, 2026