cbe

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
CHF
57.9363
59.095
,
SEK
4.5316
4.6222
,
NOK
4.6506
4.7436
,
DKK
7.1279
7.2705
,
DJF
0.3092
0.3154
,
JPY
0.3362
0.3429
,
CAD
37.1227
37.8652
,
SAR
13.3203
13.5867
,
AED
13.6031
13.8752
,
XAF
0.012
0.0122
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
32.1139
32.7562
,
SDR
,
ZAR
,
CNY
6.8347
6.9714
,
KWD
170.5482
173.9592

awash

EUR
56.5106
57.6408
,
GBP
64.5257
65.8162
,
JPY
0.4037
0.4118
,
CHF
57.4629
58.6122
,
SAR
14.1527
14.4358

abyssinia

abay

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
GBP
67.5358
68.8865
,
CHF
60.6663
61.8796
,
AUD
35.485
36.1947
,
AED
15.0311
15.3317
,
CNY
7.5522
7.7032
,
DKK
7.8761
8.0336
,
DJF
0.3092
0.3154
,
INR
0.664
0.6773
,
JPY
0.3715
0.3789
,
KES
0.3737
0.3812
,
NOK
5.1388
5.2416
,
SAR
14.7186
15.013
,
ZAR
2.946
3.0049
,
SEK
5.0073
5.1074
,
SDR
72.654
74.1071

zemen

CAD
41.0196
41.84
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
GBP
67.5358
68.8865
,
SEK
5.0073
5.1074
,
USD
55.2124
56.3166

buna

USD
54.778
55.8736
,
EUR
60.4201
61.6285
,
GBP
67.3216
68.668
,
AED
13.4962
13.7661
,
SAR
13.2148
13.4791
,
CAD
37.5106
38.2608
,
CNY
6.9339
7.0726
,
USD
7.3374
7.4841
,
EUR
4.7259
4.8204
,
GBP
60.0815
61.2831
,
AED
0.3485
0.3555
,
SAR
4.8953
4.9932
,
CAD
170.2997
173.7057
,
CNY
33.2543
33.9194

nib

GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
CHF
57.9363
59.095
,
USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
CAD
37.1227
37.8652
,
AED
13.6031
13.8752
,
SAR
13.3203
13.5867

berhan

wegagen

USD
55.1843
56.288
,
GBP
65.3387
66.6455
,
EURO
59.0472
60.2281
,
CAD
37.1702
37.9136
,
AUD
32.2574
32.9025
,
CHF
58.7918
59.9676
,
SEK
4.4943
4.5842
,
NOK
4.6479
4.7409
,
DKK
7.1688
7.3122
,
DJF
0.3093
0.3155
,
INR
0.6629
0.6762
,
KSH
0.3749
0.3824
,
JPY
0.3382
0.345
,
SAR
13.3139
13.5802
,
AED
13.5955
13.8674
,
ZAR
3.1723
3.2357
,
CNY
6.8493
6.9863
,
KWD
170.6195
174.0319

dgb

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
67.5358
68.8865
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
CHF
60.6663
61.8796
,
CAD
41.0196
41.84
,
AUD
35.485
36.1947
,
SEK
5.0073
5.1074
,
NOK
5.1388
5.2416
,
DKK
7.8761
8.0336
,
DJF
0.3092
0.3154
,
INR
0.664
0.6773
,
KSH
0.3737
0.3812
,
JPY
0.3715
0.3789
,
SAR
14.7186
15.013
,
AED
15.0311
15.3317
,
ZAR
2.946
3.0049
,
CNY
7.5522
7.7032
,
KWD
178.5845
182.1562

enat

USD
53.1422
54.205
,
GBP
62.1342
63.3769
,
CHF
0
0
,
SEK
0
0
,
NOK
0
0
,
DKK
0
0
,
KES
0
0
,
JPY
0
0
,
DJF
0
0
,
CAD
0
0
,
AUD
0
0
,
SAR
0
0
,
AED
0
0
,
ZAR
0
0
,
CNY
0
0

addis

nbe

KWD
126.8085
129.34467
,
CNH
5.6258
5.738316
,
ZAR
2.6751
2.728602
,
AED
9.9063
10.104426
,
SDR
57.7908
58.946616
,
EUR
48.4016
49.369632
,
CAD
28.7765
29.35203
,
AUD
28.3265
28.89303
,
JPY
0.3389
0.345678
,
SAR
9.7001
9.894102
,
INR
0.5525
0.56355
,
DJF
0.2234
0.227868
,
KES
0.3664
0.373728
,
DKK
5.8896
6.007392
,
NOK
4.2714
4.356828
,
SEK
4.3114
4.397628
,
CHF
41.5822
42.413844
,
GBP
53.539
54.60978

dashen

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
CHF
57.9363
59.095
,
SEK
4.5316
4.6222
,
NOK
4.6506
4.7436
,
DKK
7.1279
7.2705
,
JPY
0.3362
0.3429
,
CAD
37.1227
37.8652
,
SAR
13.3203
13.5867
,
AED
13.6031
13.8752
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
DJF
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
,
ZAR
,
CNY
,
AED

oromia

USD
53.3285
54.3951
,
EUR
56.7522
57.8872
,
GBP
64.2235
65.508
,
SAR
14.185
14.4687
,
CHF
57.398
58.546
,
AED
14.5198
14.8102

lion

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928

coop

USD
55.208
56.3122
,
GBP
67.6574
69.0105
,
EUR
58.8131
59.9894
,
SAR
14.7182
15.0126
,
AED
15.0291
15.3297

gadaa

hijra

EUR
59.0833
60.265
,
USD
54.2297
55.3143
,
GBP
64.8713
66.1687
,
AED
13.3629
13.6302
,
KWD
168.8489
172.2259
,
SAR
13.3629
13.3481

Banks Employ External Auditors for up to 2 Successive Period

Banks Employ External Auditors

The National Bank of Ethiopia approved a new directive, effective on February 1, 2023, preventing banks from repointing external auditors for over two successive periods.

All Ethiopian banks must follow the new directive. The new directive states that all banks must choose and appoint an external auditor through a competitive bid process and according to relevant laws. If the bank fails to appoint an external auditor, the National Bank of Ethiopia will appoint an external auditor to the bank.

The Directive of External Auditors Announcement

According to the directive, without a competitive bid, a bank can appoint an external auditor again in the years after the initial appointment. However, it is only allowed for the external auditor to serve for up to three years in a row.

Any external auditor appointed through a competitive bid will serve for two terms, three years, meaning six years in a row. Suppose by any change, for whatever reason, the external audit ordered its engagement on or before the end of the three-year term. In that case, they are eligible to be retired through competitive bid prices three years after the audit engagement was terminated.

The National Bank of Ethiopia believes that auditors having a long relationship with management will open doors to compromise independence and integrity. According to Frezer Ayalew, director of banking supervision at the NBE, the lack of restrictions regarding external auditors permitted banks to use fewer external auditors for many years.

The basic concept of auditing, as defined by financial expert and lecturer at Addis Ababa University, Sewale Abate (Ph.D.), is the significance of this constraint on auditor independence in the factual presentation and appearance of their work.

In his opinion, long-term relationships would jeopardize audits’ objectivity and independence. According to him, auditors with a long history with management are more prone to get involved in situations that jeopardize their independence and integrity.

“When you consider the reality on the ground in our country and the ethics of the professionals, a long-term contract has its repercussions,” he remarked.

The more time auditors spend in an institution, the better they become to know it and function efficiently; yet, this necessitates that the auditor maintains their objectivity and professionalism, according to Sewale. He does not, however, seem optimistic that such honesty will be shown in Ethiopia.

A long-term contract has consequences when you consider the reality on the ground in our nation and the ethics of the professionals, he said.