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About Gadaa Bank 

Gadaa Bank is one of the upcoming private banks which has earned its license on 26th April 2022 to join the Ethiopian banking business. Gadaa Bank capital raise was 600 million Br in paid-up during its establishment. And has recorded over ETB 1.167 billion Br in subscribed capital from over 30,000 of its shareholders.

The Bank’s focus of work is on the transformation of the medium and low-income sections of society. Gadaa Bank stands to serve the undiscovered or unrecognized groups in the financial and Banking sectors yet which hold the majority part of the Ethiopian population pastorals, farmers, women who do not have access to financial services, young entrepreneurs (including college graduates and role students ) and in particular to loan types that suit their contexts.

Gadaa Bank has its founding shareholders meeting in August 2021. the Bank has its most satirical management appointed at this meeting in the presence of Oromia Regional State president Shimelis Abdissa, senior officials, Enterprises, and other business entities the Bank chooses its eleven board of directors and a CEO as a leader of the company on this ceremony. The bank has been established with more than subscribed capital. The shareholders are mainly youth residing both in the country and overseas. Gada Bank branches through the city and the surrounding.

Credit History: Gadaa Bank was established in 2012 and is a private commercial bank in Ethiopia. As per the Financial Stability Report, Gadaa Bank has a relatively small size compared to other banks in the country.

• Gadaa Bank is one of the smaller banks in Ethiopia, with a total asset size of around 13.6 billion ETB (Ethiopian Birr) as of 2023.
• The bank’s non-performing loan (NPL) ratio was around 7.3% as of 2023, which is higher than the industry average.
• Gadaa Bank has been actively engaged in expanding its branch network and increasing its lending activities in recent years.

The bank has also been investing in technology and staff development to enhance its risk management and compliance practices.

Services provided by Gadaa Bank

  -Conventional Banking

  -Savings Accounts:

this is a regular saving account that is accessible to all eligible customers.

  -Demand Accounts /Current Accounts:

It is a type of account where money can be withdrawn without notice, typically for an active account with frequent deposits and withdrawals by Cheque.

  -Time Deposit:

is a higher interest-bearing deposit account with a stated maturity date which means the customer who is in use of this account will receive the high-rated amount of interest if the deposited money is held as it were for the agreed time along with the Bank.

  -Personal loan and business loan

Loan Options:

1. Term Loan: Gadaa Bank offers term loans with a tenure of 6-36 months for business purposes. The loan amount ranges from ETB 10,000 to ETB 500,000.
2. Working Capital Loan: This loan is designed for businesses that need short-term funding to meet their working capital requirements. The loan tenure is up to 12 months, and the loan amount ranges from ETB 5,000 to ETB 200,000.
3. Consumer Loan: Gadaa Bank offers consumer loans for personal purposes such as buying goods, education, or healthcare expenses. The loan tenure is up to 36 months, and the loan amount ranges from ETB 10,000 to ETB 200,000.
4. Agricultural Loan: This loan is designed for farmers and agricultural businesses. The loan tenure is up to 24 months, and the loan amount ranges from ETB 10,000 to ETB 500,000.

Fees:

1. Interest Rate: The interest rate for Gadaa Bank’s loans ranges from 15% to 30% per annum, depending on the type of loan and the customer’s creditworthiness.
2. Processing Fee: A one-time processing fee of 2% of the loan amount is charged for all loan types.
3. Late Payment Fee: A late payment fee of 5% of the outstanding balance is charged if the customer fails to make timely payments.
4. Collateral Charges: For some loan types, such as agricultural loans, collateral charges may apply.
5. Documentation Fee: A documentation fee of ETB 500-ETB 1,000 may be charged depending on the complexity of the documentation process.

  -Interest-free Banking

Gadaa Bank provides different IFBs for customers who require this service, especially for the wide Islamic population, accounts like:-

• Wadia Saving account (interest-free version of Conventional Banking )
• Qard Current Accounts(interest-free version of Demand Accounts)
• FCY Deposit Products
• Labbaik Saving Accounts
• Mudarabah Term deposits
• Mudarabah Saving Account

  -International Banking

• Forex Service: Gadaa Bank provides a daily exchange system
• International Money Transfer: payments and transactions from across the world are operated through this system
• Trade Finance: services provided for import and export trades
• Foreign Currency Deposit products: this service allows the customer to receive their foreign transfers in foreign currency form which is a chance to use the daily currency exchange fever
• Correspondent Banks: service to provide transfers from another part of the world

  -Community bank

Gadaa Bank provides community Bank services for customers who own small businesses or individuals who make their residence in areas where there is no banking or network is on access, this service is provided to make part of the population who may not be qualified to get loans from banks to grow their business or lead there life through inclusive on the legal Banking system and positively fasten this area’s growth. this system is applied with a limited number of Branches that serves the nearby local people as a start. Banking is mainly focused on providing traditional functions like accepting customer deposits and providing credit lines, mortgages, and business loans.

Gadaa Bank Digital Banking

Gadaa Bank provides the latest digital Banking services to ease customers day to day life activities, services like:- ATM cards, USSD, Mobile Apps, and Point-of-Sale (mPOS). In addition to these, there are third-party service providers and agents across the areas read to provide customer’s need.

We aim to deliver a digital banking service to the end customer; enabling them to access aggregated services at their convenience using Internet banking, mobile social media, and from their banks, mobile operators, third-party service providers, and merchants/agents at a single point of service.

for further more information and to get access to online banking service you may visit Gadaa Bank website

www.gadaabank.com

Contact Information

Head Office:

Gadaa Bank S.C. P.O. Box 11737 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Phone Numbers:

• Head Office: +251 115 55 55 55
• Customer Service: +251 115 55 55 00
• Corporate Banking: +251 115 55 55 01
• Branches and ATMs: +251 115 55 55 02

Email:

• [email protected]

Social Media:

• Facebook: @GadaaBank
• Twitter: @GadaaBank
• LinkedIn: Gadaa Bank