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Kaappitaala
The money shareholders have put into a company, plus profit not paid out. It is the cushion that absorbs losses.
Maallaqa abbootiin aksiyoonaa dhaabbata keessatti kaa'an, fi bu'aa hin qoodamne. Wabii kasaaraati.
Siinqee Bank's capital: 23.1 billion birr.
Kaappitaalli Siinqee biiliyoona 23.1.
In Ethiopia
The National Bank required every bank to hold at least 5 billion birr of paid-up capital by 30 June 2026. Banks raised it by selling new shares and holding back profit.
Baankiin Biyyoolessaa baankiin hundi hanga Waxabajjii 30, 2026tti kaappitaala kaffalame birrii biiliyoona 5 akka qabaatu dirqisiise. Baankonni aksiyoona haaraa gurguruu fi bu'aa qabachuun guutan.
Stories that use this word
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The exchange approves eleven companies to list, and names none of them
Gabaan dhaabbilee kudha tokkoof hayyama kenne; maqaa garuu hin dhoofneYodit Kassa, chief executive of the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, told Bloomberg in Nairobi that eleven companies have approval in principle to list and that the first, a financial services firm, begins trading…
Ethiopian Securities Exchange, via Bloomberg · September 17, 2026
The bank capital deadline passed on 30 June and nobody has published the roll call
Guyyaan kaappitaalaa darbe; eenyu akka guute hin maxxanfamneEvery Ethiopian bank was required to hold ETB 5 billion of paid-up capital by 30 June, ten times the previous minimum, under a directive issued in April 2021.
National Bank of Ethiopia; The Reporter · September 12, 2026