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Banking · Baankii
+0.9ppEnsight, from National Bank and Statistical Service figures
AnalysisBanking · Baankii

A policy rate 0.9 points above inflation: how tight is 16%?

Dhalli imaammataa qaala'iinsa gatii qabxii 0.9'n caala: 16% hammam cimaa dha?

The real policy rate is barely positive. The monthly pace says more about where prices are heading.

Ensight, from National Bank and Statistical Service figures · October 19, 2026
Three bank ATMs side by side in a hotel lobby
ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY 4.0
Banking · Baankii

The state bank sets a November deadline to link accounts to Fayda

Baankiin mootummaa herrega Fayda waliin walqabsiisuuf guyyaa kaa'e

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia gave customers until 9 November to link their accounts to the national digital ID. The deadline covers branches outside Addis Ababa, Dire Dawa, the Harari region and twenty-four other…

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia · September 16, 2026
The Addis Ababa skyline lit up at night
Abshewaga · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banking · Baankii

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

Guyyaan kaappitaalaa darbe; eenyu akka guute hin maxxanfamne

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.

National Bank of Ethiopia; The Reporter · September 12, 2026
The headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
Varavour · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banking · Baankii

The state bank's audited accounts arrive without a stated year

Herregni sakatta'ame bara isaa osoo hin ibsin dhufe

Audited figures for the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia show net profit of ETB 38.71 billion, up 75.8%, total assets of ETB 2.31 trillion, deposits of ETB 1.695 trillion and a foreign currency loss of ETB 36.71 billion.

The Reporter · September 5, 2026
A four-storey apartment block with louvred balconies above a busy Addis Ababa street
The Chroniclers · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banking · Baankii

The central bank and the IFC agree to build a mortgage refinance company

Baankiin Biyyoolessaa fi IFC dhaabbata liqii manaa hundeessuuf waliigalan

A framework agreement signed in the presence of the prime minister establishes Ethiopia's first mortgage refinance company, capitalized at ETB 100 billion with an IFC contribution of at least US$200 million, against…

Government Communication Service; ENA · September 3, 2026