Weak banking systems should worry us, not only because bank implosions hurt citizens, but also because they often cause ...

The AfCFTA should benefit African banks in various ways, including by increasing the volume of cross-border payments that ...

Dashen Bank, one of Ethiopia’s leading private banks, has partnered with global nonprofit Accion and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth to better serve small businesses with digital financial ...

reflecting a national and progressive vision. Refaie added that the bank’s strategy revolves around enhancing support for local industry, increasing market share, growing the loan and deposit ...

Currently, only a few banks, including state-owned institutions such as the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE), meet the threshold. CBE alone holds 43.5% of ...

One of the most important of Alexander Hamilton's many contributions to the emerging American economy was his successful advocacy for the creation of a national bank. But the Bank of the United ...

In a rare promotional swing, the LEADERSHIP Conferences and Awards is being showcased in Financial Times, the world's leading ...

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced a Special Foreign Exchange ... the central bank has decided to release a portion of its higher-than-expected reserves to the banking sector. The NBE ...

Ethiopia is close to securing membership of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) with the final round of negotiations are set for late February or early next ...

Despite these developments, Ethiopia’s regulatory framework allows banks considerable discretion in setting interest rates. The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE ... weak macroeconomic fundamentals, ...

Ethiopian citizens living abroad have been granted a two-year waiver from a decision by the government for everyone to compulsorily use the Fayda digital ID for banking transactions. The waiver was ...