VISION OF THE BANK
To be a trusted guardian of Ethiopia’s monetary and financial systems.
MISSION OF THE BANK
To maintain price and external stability while ensuring a safe, modern, and inclusive financial system.
ROLES AND FUNCTIONS
Over the course of past eight decades—which have seen several changes in government, ten central bank Governors, and multiple forms of currency notes and coins—the NBE has been entrusted with carrying out a significant set of responsibilities: administering the nation’s monetary policy, providing its bank notes and coins, acting as a banker for the government, supervising the banking sector, managing the exchange rate as well as foreign exchange reserves, and undertaking economic research.