The Investment on DBE Bonds (Repealing) Directive No. SBB/98/2025, effective December 31, 2025, rescinds the earlier SBB/81/2021 requirement, which mandated that banks invest at least one percent of their audited outstanding loans and advances in DBE bonds. The original DBE bond requirement, introduced in 2021, aimed to mobilise long-term funding for development-oriented projects. The repeal reflects a shift in regulatory policy toward enhancing banks’ flexibility in managing liquidity and investment portfolios. The change is anchored in the National Bank of Ethiopia Proclamation No.

Source: Ethiopian News December 31, 2025 15:46 UTC