Veteran, Novice Financial Institutions Forge Alliance

May 20 , 2023


An alliance that aims to transfer knowledge and enhance domestic capacity in fintech was made between Hibret and ZamZam banks. According to Melaku Kebede, president of Hibret Bank, such kind of partnerships among financial institutions are not common in the country with an obscure understanding of strategic partnership and market competition. The banks have penned the memorandum of understanding at the headquarters of Hibert Bank located on Ras Abebe Aregay Street. Incorporated in 1998 with 352 shareholders raising 21.3 million Br, the paid-up capital of Hibret Bank has now reached over 4.3 billion Br. The Bank has developed in-house development of mobile banking applications. Melaku Kebede, the president of Hibret Bank, said his institution amassed experience in developing and administering fintech following the Oracle Flexicube core banking system in 2007. Melika Bedri, president of ZamZam Bank, stresses the need to build technical capacity to remain competitive in the financial industry. She said the partnership agreement will enhance the Bank's customer service provision. Hibret Bank envisions establishing a strong strategic partnership with actors in the financial sector by 2030. ZamZam was incorporated in 2021 with 872 million Br paid-up capital from 11,200 shareholders and hopes to establish its own core banking system through its IT department.


Radar

Coffee Exports Bring in $1.5B in Third Quarter

Ethiopia has earned 1.5 billion dollars from coffee exports over the nine months of the fiscal year. The country had set a target to earn a little over a billion dollars by exporting 201,959tns of coffee during the same period. According to Adugna Debella (PhD), director general of the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority, the export strategy continues to focus on major international markets, with the top 10 destinations, including Saudi Arabia, Germany, and the United States (SU), accounting...


Radar

Central Bank Holds Fourth Exchange Auction

The National Bank of Ethiopia(NBE) sold one dollar for 131.4961 birr in its recent auction. It was reported that 26 banks participated in this auction, which took place last week on Thursday. In a statement issued by the National Bank  following the auction, it was indicated that 70 million dollars was offered for the event. Subsequently, it was reported that 96 pc of the foreign exchange needs of the participating banks were met. In the previous auction, held 15 days ago, the bank had of...


Radar

City Registers 64,075 Births in Fiscal Year

The city has exceeded its birth registration target for the first nine months of the fiscal year, registering 64,075 children—71.15pc more than the set goal of 58,342. This success, with a registration coverage rate of 109.63pc, is largely attributed to the efficiency of the one-centre birth registration service system, which has been rolled out across health centres and courts. The total number of vital events registered, including births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths, reache...