NBE Orders Microfinance Institutions to Halt Upfront Interest Payments
According to Banks in Ethiopia, NBE orders Ethiopia’s microfinance institutions to stop upfront deposit interest payments and premature compounding before maturity. NBE Orders Microfinance Institutions to Halt Upfront Interest Payments The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has ordered microfinance institutions to immediately stop calculating, recognizing and paying interest on deposits before the agreed deposit period has been completed, extending a similar restriction recently imposed on commercial banks.
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NBE orders Ethiopia’s microfinance institutions to stop upfront deposit interest payments and premature compounding before maturity. NBE Orders Microfinance Institutions to Halt Upfront Interest Payments The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has ordered microfinance institutions to immediately stop calculating, recognizing and paying interest on deposits before the agreed deposit period has been completed, extending a similar restriction recently imposed on commercial banks.
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