The banking industry entered the current financial year both sturdy and unsettled. Profits were strong, loan books looked clean and capital buffers respectable. Yet, shallow financial depth, stubborn inflation, and heavy government exposure to budget deficit darkened the horizon. The credit engine was revving; whether it powers...
Zemen Bank, a relatively young player in the banking industry, has once again punched above its weight. A second-tier financial in...
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In an industry characterised by tight liquidity, regulatory pressures, and growing credit risks, Addis International Bank (AdIB) p...
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Z amZam Bank demonstrated measured growth and cautious risk management, placing it in a strong position within the niche Sharia-co...
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B erhan Bank has staged an impressive turnaround, closing the fiscal year 2023/24 with a sharp increase in profits that vindicated...
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The commercial banks ended the 2023/24 fiscal
year with numbers that sparkle at first glance.
Aggregate profits rose, margins stayed plump,
and system-wide non-performing loans (NPLs)
held in the low single digits.
However, when asset growth, capital cushions,
and loan-loss provisions are weighed beside earnings, the tidy
league table starts to wobble and a quiet change in hierarchy
appears.
Industry Assets / June 2024
Loans & Bonds
Deposits
Branches per population
Wegagen Bank is pushing ahead with a digital transformation plan, embedded within its five-year corporate strategy aligned with the broader national digital agenda. Focusing on expanding digital services such as mobile banking and AI-driven lending products, the Bank has launched innovative platforms like Efoyta, a collateral-fr...
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Rabia Yasin had long measured wellbeing by the handful. On most seasons, her husband’s small plot at the edge of Bedele, a town 260Km west of Addis Abeba, in Oromia Regional State, produced enough grain to fill the family’s pantry, but never enough to sell. She tried growing pepper and cabbage outside the mud-brick house th...
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