Housing and Commerce Bank

Housing and Commerce Bank
Founded 1994
Headquarters Asmara, Eritrea

The Housing and Commerce Bank (HCB) is a bank in Asmara, Eritrea.

Overview

The institution was founded in 1994 after independence, under the name Housing Bank of Eritrea. In the process it took over the previous Asmara branch of the Ethiopian Housing and Savings Bank, a savings bank set up with the assistance of Cassa di Risparmio delle Provincie Lombarde. HCB's original mission was to provide services to mitigate the acute housing shortage after the Eritrean War for Independence. The firm's name was changed in 1996 when the majority shareholder, the People's Front for Democracy and Justice, decided that it should become a full-fledged bank.[1]

Since its creation, the company has helped finance various apartment complexes throughout Eritrea, most notably in Asmara and Massawa. It has also extended loans to local companies involved in the Wefri Warsay Yika'alo.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Rena, Ravinder (2006). Financial Institutions in Eritrea. New Africa Press. ISBN 0-9802534-8-9.

See also


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