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Ethiopia’s Insurance Penetration is Lower Today Than When the Market Was Privatized in 1991 When Ethiopia’s EPRDF government allowed private insurers back into the market in 1991, the expectation was that competition would deepen the sector. Thirty-five years later, the data tells a different story. Insurance penetration premiums as a share of GDP stood at 0.56% in 1991, according to World Bank records. By 2026, the National Bank of Ethiopia reports that figure at approximately 0.27%, according to a historical analysis compiled by Fikru Tsegaye Wordofa (PhD), Executive Officer for Strategy and Business Development at Ethio Re, and presented at Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa last week. The finding directly challenges a widespread assumption: that opening a market to private players automatically deepens it. According to the analysis, Ethiopia has added insurers, brokers and products since liberalization yet the sector has lost ground relative to the economy. The presentation attributed this to structural gaps that private competition alone cannot close: low financial literacy, limited product innovation, shallow digital distribution, and the absence of an independent regulatory framework with a development mandate. The numbers illustrate the problem concretely.Ethiopia today has 19 licensed insurers generating a total gross written premium of approximately 54 billion birr (USD 334 million) less than 0.45% of Africa’s insurance market and below 0.03% of the global total, according to AIO and Swiss Re data. Life insurance, a standard measure of market maturity, accounts for just 6.9% of Ethiopia’s total premiums. In Kenya a market that liberalized under stronger regulatory conditions life insurance makes up over 50%. The presentation drew on comparative experience from India, China, Kenya and Morocco to argue that liberalization must be accompanied by an independent regulator, real competition, adequate capital, product innovation and consumer confidence. Without all five conditions, market opening produces insurer proliferation without meaningful penetration growth. According to the analysis, India’s post-1999 experience where penetration grew from 1.93% to 4.2% after insurers multiplied from 7 to 67 demonstrates what structured liberalization with regulatory independence can achieve. An analysis compiled by Fikru Tsegaye Wordofa (PhD), Executive Officer at Ethio Re, reveals that Ethiopia's insurance penetration as a share of GDP dropped from 0.56% in 1991 to about 0.27%. Despite adding private insurers, brokers, and new products since privatization, the sector has lost ground relative to the overall economy due to low financial literacy, limited product innovation, shallow digital distribution, and the absence of an independent regulatory framework. Currently, 19 licensed insurers in Ethiopia generate a total gross written premium of approximately 54 billion birr (USD 334 million), representing less than 0.45% of Africa's insurance market. Life insurance accounts for just 6.9% of total premiums in Ethiopia, compared to over 50% in Kenya. Drawing lessons from Kenya, India, China, and Morocco, the presentation emphasized that market liberalization requires independent regulation, adequate capital, product innovation, and consumer confidence to achieve meaningful growth.Original reporting: Ethiopian Business Review

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ካሳቫ፡- ኢትዮጵያ ያልተጠቀመችበት ድብቅ ወርቅ ካሳቫ (Cassava) ከቁልቋል (Euphorbiaceae) ቤተሰብ የሚመደብ ሲሆን ከ200 በላይ ዝርያዎች አሉት፡፡ በ16ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን በፖርቱጋል ነጋዴዎች አማካኝነት ወደ ምዕራብ አፍሪካ እንዲሁም በ18ኛው ክፍለ ዘመን መገባደጃ ደግሞ ወደ ምስራቅ አፍሪካ እንደገባ መዛግብት ያመለክታሉ፡፡ ካሳቫ ማዳበሪያ የማይፈልግ፣ ወፍና ተባይ፣ ጦጣና ዝንጀሮ የማይበላው፣ መሬት ውስጥ ሁለት ዓመታት ቢቆይ የማይበላሽ፣ ብዙ እንክብካቤ የማያስፈልገው፣ በተመናመነና በአሲዳማ መሬት እንኳ ከፍተኛ ምርት መስጠት የሚችል፣ ከፍተኛ ድርቅ/ኢሊኖን የመቋቋም አቅም እና አስደናቂ ተፈጥሯዊ ብቃት ያለው "የጽናት ሰብል" በመባል የሚታወቅ ተክል ነው፡፡ ካሳቫ በውስጡ ከፍተኛ የካርቦሃይድሬት ይዘት ስላለው በሃይል ሰጪነቱ ከሥራሥር ተክሎች ሁሉ ተወዳዳሪ የሌለዉ ሲሆን፣ ተቀቅሎ ከመበላቱም በላይ ደርቆና ተፈጭቶ እንደ ጤፍ ካሉ ሌሎች እህሎች ጋር ለእንጀራ፣ ለብስኩት፣ ቂጣ፣ ገንፎ፣ ወጥ እና ለሾርባ ዝግጅት ይውላል። የስሩ ተረፈ-ምርት እና በፕሮቲን የበለጸገው ቅጠሉ ደግሞ ለእንስሳት መኖ ያገለግላል፡፡ ከዚህ ባሻገር ለጨርቃጨርቅ፣ ለወረቀት፣ ለመድኃኒት፣ ለምግብና መጠጥ ኢንዱስትሪዎች ዋነኛ ግብዓት ነው። ካሳቫ ከባህር ወለል በላይ ከ0-4000 ሜትር ከፍታ በሁሉም የኢትዮጵያ ሥነ ምህዳር መልማት የሚችል ሲሆን እንደ ደቡብ ኢትዮጵያ ባሉ ክልሎች ለምግብነት ያለዉ ተፈላጊነት እየጨመረ መጥቷል፡፡ ሥሩ በመሬት ውስጥ ተደብቆ የሚለማው ካሳቫ በብዙ የሀገሪቱ ክፍሎች በብዛት ሳይለማ ተደብቆ ያለ ሰብል ነው፡፡ የካሳቫን እምቅ አቅምና አዋጭነት ከግምት ውስጥ በማስገባት አነስተኛ ይዞታ ያላቸው አርሶአደሮች እና ባለሀብቶች ብሎም በየደረጃው ያሉ ባለድርሻ አካላት ይህን የተደበቀ ሀብት በማውጣት የምግብ ዋስትናን ከማረጋገጥና ሰፊ የሥራ ዕድል ከመፍጠር ባሻገር የወደፊቱ ዋነኛ የኤክስፖርት ምርት በማድረግ የውጭ ምንዛሪ ግኝት ለማሳደግ በጥናት የተመሰረቱ ስልቶች እየተቀየሱ ይገኛሉ፡፡ በዚህም የካሳቫ ኮንትራት አምራቾችና ኤክስፖርተሮች ማህበር ልማቱን በማስፋፋት ምርቱን በችብስ መልክ በማዘጋጀት ወደ ውጭ ለመላክ ቅድመ ዝግጅቶች ተጠናቀዋል፡፡ አዘጋጅ፡- ባህሩ ሰጠኝ #ከማምረትበላይ #BeyondProduction ----------------- በተለያዩ የማህበራዊ ሚዲያ አማራጮች ስለግብርና ወቅታዊ መረጃዎችን ለማግኘት👇 📌ድረ-ገጽ፦ www.moa.gov.et ** 📌ፌስቡክ፦ https://www.facebook.com/MoAEthiopia ** 📌ዩቲዩብ፦ https://youtube.com/@moa-ethiopia ** 📌ቴሌግራም፦ https://t.me/MoAEthiopianews ** 📌ቲዊተር፦ https://x.com/MoA_Ethiopia * 📌ሊንክድኢን፡- https://shorturl.at/7O6cs ** 📌ቲክቶክ፦ http://www.tiktok.com/@moaethiopia ** 📌ኢንስታግራም፦ https://www.instagram.com/moa_ethiopia/

የኅብረት ሥራ ማህበራት (ማሻሻያ) አዋጅ ቁጥር ፩ሺ፬፻፲፮/፪ሺ፲፰ ዋና ዋና ነጥቦች የሚከተሉት ናቸው፦ የአባልነት እና የተቋማት አደረጃጀት፦ አባልነት ለግለሰቦች፣ ለመሰረታዊ ማህበራት፣ ዩኒየኖች፣ ፌዴሬሽኖች እና ህጋዊ ሰውነት ላላቸው ተቋማት (መንግስታዊ ያልሆኑ አገልግሎት ሰጪ ወይም አምራች ድርጅቶች) ክፍት ተደርጓል። የማህበራት መቀላቀል (Merger)፦ ተበታትነው የሚገኙና ዝቅተኛ ካፒታል ያላቸው ማህበራት የካፒታልና የገበያ ተወዳዳሪነት አቅማቸውን ለማሳደግ ተመሳሳይ ዓላማ ካላቸው ሌሎች ማህበራት ጋር መቀላቀል ይችላሉ። የስራ ክልል እና ቅርንጫፍ መክፈት፦ ማህበራት በመተዳደሪያ ደንባቸው የተወሰነ የስራ ክልል የሚኖራቸው ሲሆን፣ አግባብ ባለው ባለስልጣን አስፈቅደው የስራ ክልላቸውን ማሻሻል ወይም በስራ ክልላቸው ውስጥና ውጪ ቅርንጫፎችን መክፈት ይችላሉ። ከግሉ ዘርፍ ጋር የጋራ ኢንቨስትመንት (Joint Investment)፦ ማህበራት በግብርና፣ ትራንስፖርት፣ መሰረተ-ልማት፣ ፋይናንስ፣ ኢነርጂ፣ ማዕድን፣ ኮንስትራክሽን እና ቱሪዝም ዘርፎች ከግሉ ዘርፍ ጋር በጋራ ኢንቨስትመንት መሳተፍ ይችላሉ። የጋራ ድርሻው የማህበራቱ ድርሻ ቢያንስ 60% እና የኢንቨስተሮች ድርሻ ከ40% መብለጥ የለበትም። አባል ላልሆነ ሰው ዕጣ (Share) መሸጥ፦ ማህበራት ካፒታላቸውን ለማሳደግ ከተወጀው ጠቅላላ ዕጣ እስከ 10% የሚሆነውን አባል ላልሆነ ሰው መሸጥ ይችላሉ። ዕጣ የገዙ አባል ያልሆኑ ሰዎች የትርፍ ክፍፍል የሚያገኙ ቢሆንም የመምረጥና የመመረጥ መብት አይኖራቸውም። አካታች የአመራር ስብጥር (Inclusivity)፦ በቂ ቁጥር ያላቸው አባላት በሚገኙበት ማህበር ውስጥ በአመራር ደረጃ ቢያንስ 50% ሴቶች፣ 10% ወጣቶች እና 10% አካል ጉዳተኞች መያዝ አለባቸው። ሴቶች፣ ወጣቶች ወይም አካል ጉዳተኞች ለብቻቸውም ማህበር ማቋቋም ይችላሉ። የትርፍ ክፍፍል እና የኅብረት ሥራ ፈንድ፦ ከመጠባበቂያ ከተቀነሰ በኋላ ከተጣራው ትርፍ 3% ለኅብረት ሥራ ፈንድ የሚውል ሲሆን፣ ቀሪው 67% በጠቅላላ ጉባኤ ውሳኔ መሠረት ይከፋፈላል። ኦዲት እና ኢንስፔክሽን፦ ማህበራት በዓመት ቢያንስ አንድ ጊዜ የኦዲት ወጪያቸውንሸፍነው ሂሳባቸውን ማስመርመር አለባቸው። አግባብ ያለው ባለስልጣን አስፈላጊ ሆኖ ሲገኝ በልዩ ሁኔታ ኦዲት ማድረግና ህግ በተላለፉ ማህበራት ወይም አመራሮች ላይ አስተዳደራዊ እርምጃ መውሰድ ይችላል። ዲጂታላይዜሽን እና መረጃ ማዕከል፦ የኢትዮጵያ ኅብረት ሥራ ኮሚሽን ሀገር አቀፍ የዲጂታል መረጃ ማዕከል የሚያቋቁም ሲሆን፣ ማህበራትን በዲጂታል ስርዓት ይመዘግባል፣ ያድሳል፣ ይቆጣጠራል እንዲሁም ይሰርዛል።

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9.Junior Cashier / TellerQuantity: 4Education: Diploma/BA in Accounting, Banking & Finance (GPA > 3.00)Experience: None requiredSkills: Counterfeit detection, teller module in CBS, cash balancingResponsibilities: Process deposits/withdrawals, balance vault/till, adhere to cash policiesDuty Station: Bahir Dar & Addis AbabaSalary: Degree – 13,000 + allowance; Diploma – 11,000 + allowanceApplication GuidelinesEmployment Type: Full-time / PermanentHow to Apply: Submit application letter, CV, and non-returnable copies of credentials. State why you want to work for Awra Amba MFI.Submission Options:In-person at Bahir Dar Head Office, Wereta Branch, Awra Amba Branch, Legehar Branch (Addis Ababa), or Haya Hulet Branch (Addis Ababa).Email: hr@aamfi.com (mention position title in subject, send documents as single PDF).Deadline: 7 consecutive days from posting (August 11, 2026).Note: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. From positions 1–3, only one will be selected based on the best candidate.Website: www.aamfi.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/awraambamicrofinance (facebook.com in Bing) Telegram: https://t.me/aamfi.

VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT Awra Amba Microfinance Institution S.C Date: August 4, 2026Awra Amba Microfinance Institution S.C is a dynamic and fast-growing Microfinance Institution dedicated to improving the livelihoods of individuals and businesses through innovative, inclusive, and sustainable financial services. As part of our continued expansion and commitment to excellence, we invite qualified, competent, and passionate professionals to join our team in the following 12 positions: 1. Finance Department Head / Finance Service Division HeadQuantity: 1Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & FinanceExperience: 7+ years in banking/MFI, with 1+ years in finance service head roleSkills: IFRS 9, prudential regulatory reporting, ALM, treasury, liquidity, tax managementResponsibilities: Oversee financial planning, budgeting, statutory reporting, manage liquidity & capital adequacy, coordinate audits, ensure compliance, lead finance departmentSalary: 66,720 including allowance 2. Finance Service HeadQuantity: 1Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & FinanceExperience: 5+ years in banking/MFI, 2+ years as Senior Accountant, 3+ years as directorSkills: IFRS 9, ALM, treasury, liquidity, tax managementResponsibilities: Oversee financial planning, budgeting, statutory reporting, manage liquidity, coordinate audits, ensure compliance, lead finance departmentDuty Station: Head Office Bahir DarSalary: 58,640 including allowance 3. Senior AccountantQuantity: 1Education: Bachelor’s degree in Accounting & FinanceExperience: 4+ years in banking/MFI, with 2+ years as Head Office AccountantSkills: IFRS 9, ALM, treasury, liquidity, tax managementResponsibilities: Manage liquidity, capital adequacy, coordinate audits, ensure complianceSalary: 37,000 including allowance 4. Senior Marketing OfficerQuantity: 1Education: BA in Marketing Management, Communication, or Business AdministrationExperience: 4+ years in financial product marketing, brand campaign executionSkills: Digital financial services, mobile banking, product developmentResponsibilities: Execute marketing campaigns, conduct market research, manage corporate brand and customer relationshipsDuty Station: Liaison Office Addis Ababa LegeharSalary: 40,000 including allowance 5. Senior Risk & Compliance OfficerQuantity: 1Education: BA in Banking & Finance, Risk Management, Accounting, or LawExperience: 4+ years in risk management, internal control, or complianceSkills: AML/CFT/KYC, credit & operational risk assessment, compliance reviewsResponsibilities: Monitor risks, investigate suspicious transactions, implement risk frameworksDuty Station: Liaison Office Addis Ababa LegeharSalary: 40,000 including allowance6. Senior HR OfficerQuantity: 1Education: BA in HR Management, Public Admin, or related fieldExperience: 4+ years HR experience, preferably in MFISkills: HRIS, payroll, labor law, recruitment strategiesResponsibilities: Talent acquisition, onboarding, performance appraisals, grievance handlingDuty Station: Head Office Bahir DarSalary: 34,000 including allowance 7. CEO SecretaryQuantity: 1Education: Diploma/BA in Secretarial Science, Office Management, Business Admin, or related fieldsExperience: 3–5 years secretarial experience (2+ years at executive level)Skills: MS Office, calendar software, minute-taking, confidentiality, document managementResponsibilities: Manage CEO’s calendar, appointments, travel, correspondence, liaison roleDuty Station: Bahir DarSalary: 20,000 including allowance8. Branch ManagerQuantity: 3Education: BA in Banking & Finance, Economics, Management, or related fieldExperience: 3+ years in banking/MFI, 1+ years supervisory roleSkills: Core Banking Systems, PAR & NPL management, AML/CFT complianceResponsibilities: Direct branch operations, manage loan portfolio quality, ensure compliance, staff leadershipDuty Station: Bahir Dar & Addis AbabaSalary: 24,000 including allowance9.

Standard Insurance S.C. was honored to receive recognition from Ethio-Re during its 10th Anniversary Celebration, in appreciation of the strong partnership and collaboration shared with Ethiopia's insurance industry over the past decade. The recognition was presented during the Closing Gala Dinner held at the Hilton Hotel, Addis Ababa, reaffirming our commitment to building a stronger, more resilient insurance sector through lasting partnerships. We sincerely thank Ethio-Re for this recognition and look forward to strengthening our collaboration in the years ahead. #StandardInsurance #EthioRe #Insurance #Partnership #Recognition #Ethiopia #InsuranceIndustry #TogetherWeGrow

የኢንሹራንስ ኩባንያዎች በተጠናቀቀው የበጀት ዓመት ከፍተኛ የዓረቦን ገቢ መሰብሰባቸው ታወቀ ጸሐፊ: ዳዊት ታደ | ቀን: July 29, 2026 የኢትዮጵያ የኢንሹራንስ ኩባንያዎች ዓመታዊ የዓረቦን ገቢያቸውን በማሳደግ፤ ዘንድሮም ከ13.3 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ ብልጫ ያለው አፈጻጸም አስመዝግበዋል። ምንም እንኳ ገቢያቸው በውጭ ምንዛሬ ዋጋ ሲታይና እንደ ኬንያ ካሉ አገሮች ጋር ሲወዳደር አነስተኛ ቢሆንም፤ ዓመታዊ የዓረቦን ገቢያቸው በብር ሲቀመጥ እያደገ መምጣቱን ቀጥለዋል። በ2018 የሒሳብ ዓመት የመጀመሪያ ደረጃ የዓረቦን ገቢያቸውን የሚያሳዩ መረጃዎች፤ የኢንሹራንስ ኩባንያዎች ከ54.3 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ የዓረቦን ገቢ ሰብስበዋል። የኢትዮጵያ ኢንዱስትሪ ውስጥ እየተንቀሳቀሱ የሚገኙ የኢንሹራንስ ኩባንያዎች፤ በ2018 የሒሳብ ዓመት ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ ከ50 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ የዓረቦን ገቢ ያገኙበት ዓመት ሆኗል። በ2017 የሒሳብ ዓመት ኢንዱስትሪው አድርጎት የነበረው የዓረቦን መጠን 41 ቢሊዮን ብር እንደነበር ይታወሳል። በ2018 የሒሳብ ዓመት ኢንዱስትሪውን የተቀላቀሉ ሁለት የኢንሹራንስ ኩባንያዎችን ጨምሮ 20ዎቹ የኢንሹራንስ ኩባንያዎች በሒሳብ ዓመቱ ካከማቹት ዓረቦን ውስጥ ከ95 በመቶ በላይ የሚሆነው የኢንሹራንስ ዘርፍ የተሰበሰበ ነው። በሒሳብ ዓመቱ ሕይወት ነክ ካልሆነው የኢንሹራንስ ዘርፍ፤ በሒሳብ ዓመቱ የተሰበሰበው የዓረቦን ገቢ መጠን 50.06 ቢሊዮን ብር ነው።