Ethiopia's largest bank, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, announced Monday that it had resumed financial operations in some towns in the troubled Tigray region after a shutdown of more than a year. And they have also received money on deposit," the bank said in a statement. The bank said it was "continuing its efforts to expand (its) services and gradually resume operations in all branches. - Journalists barred -Journalists are not allowed to enter parts of northern Ethiopia, including Tigray. On the humanitarian front, operations have increased in northern Ethiopia since the Pretoria agreement, but the aid delivered remains far below what is needed.

Source: Ethiopian News December 20, 2022 12:29 UTC