Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Glitch Allows Customers to Withdraw Millions

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Ethiopia’s largest commercial bank, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), hit by a system glitch that allowed customers to withdraw millions of dollars beyond their account balances. The incident which occurred on Saturday, March 16, 2024, led to a frenzy of withdrawals, by university students, amounting to over $40 million, according to local media reports.