Central Bank  Announces Long Overdue Forex Retention Changes

Aug 11 , 2023



The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) altered the forex retention and distribution rules, where exporters will have to surrender 50pc to the central bank and 10pc to the commercial banks.

The changes announced today include adjusting the threshold borrowing rate of commercial banks from 16pc to 18pc while limiting direct federal government borrowing to one-third of the budget this year.

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