#AML/CFT
Posts tagged “AML/CFT”.
Ethiopia Quietly Redefined 'Financial Institution.' Does Your AML Programme Know It?
Proclamation No. 1387/2025 broadened who counts as a financial institution under Ethiopia's AML law and what counts as reportable property. A five-point checklist for compliance teams who haven't re-read it since.
NBE Widened Its Virtual Asset Ban in July. Here's the STR Trigger Most AML Programmes Still Miss
NBE's July 2026 Public Notice on Virtual Assets, paired with August's ban on seven crypto apps, turns crypto exposure from a risk rating into a reportable pattern. What compliance teams should add to their escalation checklist.
ESAAMLG's 2026 Kigali Meetings Just Reset the AML Bar From 'Do You Have a Policy' to 'Does It Work'
ESAAMLG's 2026 Kigali meetings are themed 'From Technical Compliance to Demonstrable Outcome.' What that shift means for Ethiopian AML/CFT programmes and the evidence file worth building now.
Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda Just Started Writing the Region's Payment Rulebook. Ethiopia Isn't in the Room
The EAC just moved its Cross-Border Payment System Masterplan into implementation. Ethiopia isn't a member, but the governance gap it's building around is one Ethiopian risk teams can benchmark against now.
FXD/04/2026: When 100% FX Retention Doesn't Mean Zero Questions
NBE's FXD/04/2026 lets service exporters retain 100% of FX earnings indefinitely. For bank compliance teams, that changes what a normal retention account looks like, not what due diligence it needs.