Awash International Bank is a commercial bank in Ethiopia that was established in 1994 by 486 founding shareholders with a paid-up capital of birr 24.2 million and started banking operations on 13 February 1995. As of end of June 2020 the number of shareholders and its paid-up capital increased to over 4,369 and Birr 5.87 billion, respectively. Likewise, as of end June 2020, bank's total assets reached Birr 95.6 billion with over 700 branches found across the country, Awash Bank continues to be leading private commercial bank in Ethiopia.