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Posts tagged “trade finance”.
Sep 04, 2026
Compliance
Ethiopia Just Scored Its Own AfCFTA Readiness. Here's the Checklist Your Trade Finance Desk Should Run
Ethiopia completed its first AFIRM review of AfCFTA Protocol on Trade in Goods implementation in Bishoftu this August. Here's a five-point self-assessment risk and audit teams can run against the same criteria.
5 min
Aug 24, 2026
Banking Regulation
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.
5 min