Awash International Bank
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Awash International Bank is a full-service bank
in Ethiopia
. According to its website, the bank has 60 branches and 480,000 customers. Its deposits in 2007 exceeded 3.4 billion birr
.
The bank is named after the Awash River
which is the most utilized and the only river that remains within the territorial boundary of Ethiopia.
Bank
A bank is a financial institution that serves as a financial intermediary. The term "bank" may refer to one of several related types of entities:...
in Ethiopia
Ethiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
. According to its website, the bank has 60 branches and 480,000 customers. Its deposits in 2007 exceeded 3.4 billion birr
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The bank is named after the Awash River
Awash River
The Awash is a major river of Ethiopia. Its course is entirely contained within the boundaries of Ethiopia, and empties into a chain of interconnected lakes that begin with Lake Gargori and end with Lake Abbe on the border with Djibouti, some 100 kilometers from the head of the Gulf of Tadjoura...
which is the most utilized and the only river that remains within the territorial boundary of Ethiopia.