
The desire to foster greater banking competition in Ethiopia
By Comr Amos Kalu The National Bank of Ethiopia unveiled new plans in May to let foreign competition enter the nation's banking industry. The state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia currently controls the nation's banking sector. According to a 2019 estimate by Cepheus Growth Capital Partners, an investment management company with headquarters in Addis Ababa, the bank holds 62% of the country's assets and deposits. There are 29 banks in total in the nation, all of which are privately owned. Ethiopia intends to allow foreign competition in the nation's banking industry. What does this mean for businesses and people? However, the…