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The value, in Birr, of net claims on the federal government during the second quarter of the fiscal year 2024/25, an increase of 137.5pc year-on-year, while claims on non-federal government declined by 20.1pc during the same year. In most banking systems, a one-year swing that combines explosive growth in net government claims with a double-digit contraction in non-government credit uncovers that the financial system is expanding domestic credit overall while redirecting that credit toward the sovereign rather than private activities.



PUBLISHED ON Jan 31,2026 [ VOL 26 , NO 1344]


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