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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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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ZemZem Bank, whose formation was aborted seven years ago following issues with the central bank, has been resurrected and has restarted its formation process.
The founders of the Bank, who lobbied for the establishment of a full-fledged interest-free bank in Ethiopia, have submitted a letter to the National Bank of Ethiopia to reinstate the formation process.
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