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National Bank of Ethiopia

Central bank: payment systems, regulatory sandbox, guarantee/credit units.

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Location: Addis Ababa
Layer: Governance & Coordination
Type: Regulator
Source: Mixed sources; Checked 22 Oct 2026

Connections

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Partnership1

PartnerIMF

Regulation4

RegulatesAmhara BankNot yet mapped
RegulatesAwash BankNot yet mapped
RegulatesBank of AbyssiniaNot yet mapped
RegulatesIgnite CapitalNot yet mapped

Government10

Government partnerAfrican Development BankNot yet mapped
Government partnerCommercial Bank of EthiopiaNot yet mapped
Government partnerDevelopment Bank of Ethiopia
Government partnerEthiopian Capital Market Authority
Government partnerGIZ
Government partnerInformation Network Security Agency
Government partnerMinistry of FinanceNot yet mapped
Government partnerNational ID Program
Government partnerUNDP
Government partnerWorld Bank

Other22

ConnectedAddis Pay
ConnectedAdmasPay
ConnectedArifPay
ConnectedAssociation of Ethiopian Microfinance Institutions
ConnectedBirrLink
ConnectedChapa
ConnectedEthio Telecom
ConnectedEthiopian Bankers Association
ConnectedEthiopian Insurers Association
ConnectedEthSwitch
ConnectedFenanpay
ConnectedInnovative Finance Lab
ConnectedKacha
ConnectedKuramo Capital
ConnectedLakiPay
ConnectedPawaPay
ConnectedPremier Switch Solution
ConnectedPrivate Organizations Employees Social Security Agency
ConnectedSafaricom Ethiopia
ConnectedSantim Pay
ConnectedStarPay
ConnectedYagout Pay

Other programmes3

Programmes · 2 active · 1 older ended

Private Sector Development in Ethiopia (PSD-E)Featured2020-12–2029-12Activevia GIZ
Ethiopia Small and Medium Enterprises Finance Project - Additional Finance2021-04–presentActivevia Development Bank of Ethiopia

Older ended (1)

Ethiopia: SME Finance Project2016-05–2025-08Endedvia Development Bank of Ethiopia

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