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Compliance governance and the board briefing

Module 05 / 5 · 70 min

Govern international operations through policy, controls and reporting, then brief the board on Alpenmeer's entry and recommend a response strategy.

In this module you will learn to

Structure an international operations policy that keeps pace with directive changes
Design internal controls and prepare for NBE inspections and penalties
Build the regulatory reporting calendar for international operations
Prepare a regulatory briefing and response strategy for the board on a foreign bank's entry

Built on

Erudite Africa training module: Ethiopian Context, topic 1.c Ethiopian Regulatory Landscape for International Operations, Level 2 Intermediate (October 2026)
NBE directives as listed in the lessons: FXD/01/2024, FXD/04/2026, FXD/05/2026, FVD/01/2026, SBB/94/2025, SBB/96/2025, SBB/99/2026, SBB/87/2024, SBB/89/2024, SBB/91/2024, NBE/INT/13/2026, and the MPC No. 7 release (13 July 2026)
NBE Proclamation No. 1359/2025 and Banking Business Proclamation No. 1360/2025
Investment Proclamation No. 1180/2020, Council of Ministers Regulation No. 474/2020 and Ethiopian Investment Board Directive No. 1082/2025
FATF Recommendations and the Wolfsberg Group Correspondent Banking Due Diligence Questionnaire (international standards)
AML/CFT Proclamation (reported as No. 780/2013) and Customs Proclamation (reported as No. 859/2014, as amended), to be confirmed against the official texts

Examples and companies are fictional. Bank practices are shown as typical Ethiopian practice, not as any one bank's policy. Always apply your own institution's approved policy and the current NBE directives.