The National Bank of Ethiopia has given another 12 extra days in Ethiopia\u2019s Tigray region to change old banknotes.<\/p>\n
The bank in a statement over the weekend said people in the region can change the old currency if any starting from Monday March 8, 2021.<\/p>\n
Banknote changes were suspended in the region following a law enforcement campaign launched on November 4, 2020, after the defunct Tigray People\u2019s Liberation Front (TPLF) forces attacked Ethiopian Defense Force bases near Mekele, the region\u2019s capital.<\/p>\n
The people in Tigray can change the old Ethiopian Birr with new ones in nearby banks where internet and power are restored, the bank’s statement reads.<\/p>\n
Ethiopia had introduced new bank notes mid September last year to shore up the country’s struggling economy and slow the hoarding of currency and illegal trade activities.
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\nThe government had given a three-month window period to change banknotes to people living in other parts of the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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