12/04/2024
The National Bank of Ethiopia classified commercial banks in three categories; large, medium, and small banks, based on their asset.
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Large: the state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia that has a total assets and deposits of 9.5 percent and 48.7 percent, respectively of the whole banking sector at end-June 2023, its.Medium: Awash Bank, Bank of Abyssinia, Cooperative Bank of Oromia, Dashen Bank, Hibret Bank (five banks). Accounted for 28.0 percent of the sector’s total assets, 29.4 percent of deposits and their entire capital was 31.0 percent at the end of June 2023.
Small: 24 banks accounted for 22.5 percent asset and 21.9 percent deposit. Their combined total capital share stood at 41.6 percent at end-June 2023 of the whole banking sector.