Banking · BaankiiSeptember 12, 2026
ETB 5bn

The bank capital deadline passed on 30 June and nobody has published the roll call

Guyyaan kaappitaalaa darbe; eenyu akka guute hin maxxanfamne

The Addis Ababa skyline lit up at night
Abshewaga · CC BY-SA 4.0

Addis Ababa at night.

ByThe Ensight deskCompiled from the sources named · 1 min read

Posted 2 Meskerem 2019 E.C. · 11:00 EAT (5:00 Ethiopian time) · Published by Ensight (Mo Creatives) · Photograph Abshewaga · CC BY-SA 4.0

Every 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. Eleven weeks on, no list of which of the thirty-one banks met it has been published by the National Bank or any bank association. Sector capital stood at ETB 422.4 billion at 30 June 2025.

Source: National Bank of Ethiopia; The Reporter

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