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BLOGS & INSIGHTS

Ethiopia approves first ever Personal Data Protection Proclamation

Ethiopia approves first ever Personal Data Protection Proclamation

The Ethiopian Personal Data Protection Proclamation No. 1231/2024 has finally seen the light of the day with the parliament’s approval given on Thursday April 4, 2024, during the house’s 20th ordinary session. The Proclamation, among others, establishes principles of personal data processing, rights of data subjects, obligations of data controllers and data processors, and administrative and criminal liabilities that could arise from transgression of the proclamation. We have summarized some...

Employment relations amid conflicts in Ethiopia

Employment relations amid conflicts in Ethiopia

In light of the ongoing armed conflicts in Ethiopia that have resulted in the continued cessation of operations for many businesses, employers should keep an eye on reporting requirements stipulated in the relevant law. The full or partial suspension of an operation, due to force majeure, of the activities of the employer for a period of not less than 10 consecutive days is considered as a valid ground to suspend an employment contract. However, employers are duty bound to notify the Ministry...

የኢትዮጵያ የተቀማጭ ገንዘብ መድን ፈንድ ደንብ ዳሰሳ |Depositors Insurance Fund|

የኢትዮጵያ የተቀማጭ ገንዘብ መድን ፈንድ ደንብ ዳሰሳ |Depositors Insurance Fund|

የኢትዮጵያ የተቀማጭ ገንዘብ መድን ፈንድ ደንብ ዳሰሳየፈንዱ ምንነት የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት በደንብ ቁጥር 482/2013 የኢትዮጵያ የተቀማጭ ገንዘብ መድህን ፈንድ አስተዳደርን አቋቋሙዋል፡፡ የዚህ ደንብ ዋና አላማ የፋይናንስ ዘርፉ የተረጋጋ ለማድረግ እና ለገንዘብ አስቀማጮች ጥበቃ ለማድረግ ነው፡፡ የፈንድ አስተዳደሩ ተጠሪነት ለኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ ሲሆን የብሔራዊ ባንክ ገዥ፣ የገንዘብ ሚኒስትር፣ ምክትል ገዥ፣ የባንኪንግ ቁጥጥር ዲይሬክተር እና የአነስተኛ ፋይናንስ ተቋማት ቁጥጥር ዲይሬክተር የቦርደ ቋሚ አባለት እና ሁለት ከባንኮች እና ከአነስተኛ ፋይናንስ ተቋማት ማህበራት የሚወከሉ አጠቃላይ ሰባት የቦርድ አባለት ይኖሩታል፡፡ በደንቡ አንቀጽ 2(11 እና 19) እና አንቀጽ 16(1) መሰረት ሁሉም ፋይናንስ ተቋማት ማለትም በብሔራዊ ባንክ ፈቃድ የተሰጠው እና ከህዝብ ተቀማጭ...

A New Proclamation for the Control and Administration of Lease of Residential Houses

A New Proclamation for the Control and Administration of Lease of Residential Houses

The Ethiopian Parliament has ratified a new legislation to regulate the lease of residential houses in cities across the country. The proclamation promises significant change in the below three areas pertaining to the lease of residential housing.  Authentication and registration of contract of lease: Contracts of Lease of houses did not require any special form to be valid and binding between the parties as per the Civil Code of Ethiopia. The new legislation, however, clearly stipulates...

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