Ethiopia:Govt to establish autonomous insurance regulator

By MEIR team | 12 May 2026

Ethiopia's recently unveiled draft "Insurance Proclamation" mandates the establishment of the Ethiopian Insurance Regulatory Authority (EIRA). The new regulator will take over from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), which has regulated the insurance industry since 1976.

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