We're supporting small entrepreneurs in Ethiopia through a NASIRA guarantee program we just signed with our new client Cooperative Bank of Oromia: https://lnkd.in/eMYAcXQw One of the largest banks in Ethiopia, Coopbank reaches 13.3 million customers across the country, with 80% of the bank's branches located in outlying or rural areas. It's also one of the only banks actively lending to MSMEs and the agricultural sector, and launched the sector's first uncollaterized #digitallending app and alternative banking channel alongside traditional financial services. To ensure underserved (agricultural) MSMEs receive ample credit, we're providing Coopbank a USD 10 mln NASIRA loan portfolio guarantee, funded by the European Commission. NASIRA is one of our most innovative programs: it encourages local banks to extend their funding to small entrepreneurs often perceived as risky (such as women or young people) through a risk-sharing agreement, which means the program will cover any potential credit losses. In a country where, according to the UNDP, only 6% of the 1.5 million MSMEs have access to finance, we're pleased to support the backbone of the Ethiopian economy together with Coopbank, and look forward to this new chapter of jointly transforming the Ethiopian banking landscape. #TeamEurope #ImpactInvesting #DevelopmentFinance
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Africa bouncing back? - Big news in Ethiopia's remittance landscape 🇪🇹 If you’ve tried to send money to Africa long enough, you know by now that two major issues within the sector are 1. Strict finance policies & 2. A lack of diverse industry players But now it looks like things are starting to take a turn in East Africa The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is coordinating a new remittance campaign called "DEBO". A 6-month initiative that aims to encourage Ethiopians abroad to remit funds more frequently by offering: - Attractive exchange rates - Various savings and lending products linked to remittances & more Is this the start of a trend that could significantly lower the costs of sending money back home? What do you think? #africanremittance #ethiopia
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Tanzania Legal Alert: The Bank of Tanzania has introduced: 🔹 the Guidelines on Fees and Charges for Microfinance Service Providers, 2024; 🔹 the Guidelines on Fees and Charges for Banks and Financial Institutions, 2024; and 🔹 the Guidelines on Fees and Charges for Non-Bank Payment Systems Providers, 2024. These guidelines seek to ensure that prices are equitable to both consumers and service providers; foster competition and innovation in providing financial services and products; and contribute to financial inclusion. Afriwise #banks #financialservices #financialinstitutions #fees #tanzania #guidelines #legalalert #microfinance #paymentsystems #competition #innovation #financialinclusion #consumers
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Diaspora & NBE initiative: The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has launched remittance and financing initiatiatives to encourage over 3.5 million Ethiopians abroad to remit funds via banks by offering attractive exchange rates, opening accounts in local or foreign currency with attractive saving rate and incentives and taking advantage of allocated credit of about Birr 100 billion for investment, mortgage, vehicles loans, and etc linked to remittances. The initiative has created new platform called Unite.et which will allow Ethiopians and foreigners of Ethiopian origin to open bank accounts in Ethiopia virtually. The implications: 1) Better investment and business opportunities for our diaspora communities, with improved incentives and access; 2) Potential growth for remittances and FDI; 3) Improvement or an ease of tighter monetary policy (credit cap) that limited banks to lend; 4) possible Upturn in property markets (real estate and car). The Challenge needs to be addressed: There must be mechanism that help to address the diaspora's physical presence to provide finger print required to have tax identification number (TIN) as prerequisite of loans.
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