A draft directive from the Addis Ababa Finance Bureau aims to shift all municipal payments to electronic processing. The move targets the remaining half of services still handled manually. It seeks to reduce leakage identified in audits while raising concerns over implementation capacity.
The directive would mandate that every municipal payment be processed electronically. Officials expect this to create a cleaner and faster treasury system.
An expert noted that the proposal routes all transactions through a single bank. The city has not yet developed the necessary capacity to support the change.
The draft comes from the city's Finance Bureau and addresses issues repeatedly flagged in audits.
