The third interest free banking (IFB) provider, Shabelle Bank, is to commence operation with dual head quarter concept.
The bank which was formed with the merger of one of the strongest micro finance institutions, Somali Micro Finance Institution (SMFI) and the under formation Shabelle Bank, has officially received its commercial banking license to boost its operation under full-scale financial scheme.
The first Interest-Free Bank (IFB), ZamZam Bank (ZZB), has received a green light from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) after 13 years in restless efforts.
The bank was a pioneer when it started its activity in 2007 after the government had shown interest in allowing the bank to operate under the Islamic Banking principle.
The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has given the green light to the founding board of directors of Hijra, the second under establishment, full-fledged interest-free bank in the country. Issued on September 14, 2020, under the signature of Frezer Ayalew, director of banking supervision at the central bank, the letter approved the nomination of the 13 board members drawn from the academia, law, ICT, finance and business arenas.
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YeEthiopia Diaspora Bank S.C, a new bank under formation is preparing the join the ever growing banking industry in Ethiopia. The bank aims to collect over 6 billion birr as capital from both the Ethiopian and Diaspora communities.
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Hijra Bank S.C., a new full-fledged, interest-free bank (IFP), has reached the final stage of under-formation status with an initial paid-up capital close to 700 million Br.
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Zad Bank Share Company, which is the third Islamic bank under formation, began selling shares to...
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