The week of April 5 - April 12, 2022
Macroeconomic News
- የተዛባውን ማክሮ ኢኮኖሚ ለማስተካከል የሶስት ዓመት እቅድ ተዘጋጀ (A three-year plan developed to address the distorted macroeconomy).
- Ethiopia’s export earnings show 20% increase.
- Ministry streamlines policies to bolster commerce.
- New Commission to oversee resource allocation between federal, regional governments.
- Regional gov’t threatens to reclaim idle land from investors in two months.
- In 3 months, Addis Ababa issued over 3000 investment licenses.
- Ministry lauds IFC’s Support to Private Sector Dev’t in Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia, European Business Forum Agree on Close Cooperation.
- Ethiopia Will Further Consolidate Economic Ties with South Sudan: Finance Minister.
- Ethiopia and South Sudan should Revive Opportunities for New Heights.
- Kenya Expresses Keenness to Work with Ethiopia in Blue Economy.
- Investments add new impetus to Ethio-Kenya Ties, says Ethiopian Envoy.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- 12 investment opportunities in Ethiopia’s packaging industry.
- ይርጋለም የተቀናጀ የግብርና ኢንዱስትሪ ፓርክ ከ4 ነጥብ 4 ሚሊየን ዶላር በላይ ገቢ አገኘ (Yirgalem Integrated Agricultural Industrial Park generated over $4.4mn revenue).
- Hawassa Textile and Industrial Park eyes one year completion.
- STRETCHED TO LIMITS Leather Industry in Tatters.
- Soaring construction costs brings university projects to a standstill.
- ሆማ ኮንስትራክሽን ኩባንያ ለማዕድን ልማት ለ20 ዓመታት ያገኘውን ፈቃድ ተነጠቀ (Homa Construction Company’s 20-year mining license revoked).
- የሚቀጥለውን ዓመት የነዳጅ ፍጆታ ግዥ ለመፈጸም የወጣው ጨረታ እንዲቆም ተደረገ (Bids for next year’s fuel purchase suspended).
- Confederation of Ethiopian trade Unions calls on government to pay heed to fate of industrial park workers; demand lasting solution to soaring inflation.
- ኢትዮጵያ ከአጎዋ ገበያ መሰረዟን ተከትሎ የተጋረጠው አደጋና የመንግሥት ውጥን መፍትሔዎች (The Challenges of Ethiopia’s Exclusion from the AGOA Market and Government’s Proposed Solutions).
- የቻይናን ከቀረጥ ነፃ ዕድል ለመጠቀም የተወሰኑ ፓርኮችን በአግሮ ኢንዱስትሪ ለመቀየር ሐሳብ ቀረበ (Some parks proposed to shift to the agro-industry to take advantage of China’s tax-free opportunity).
- ECX, Coffee Authority to Determine Rates for Coffee Export.
- Somalia Khat Exports See Treshold Price Doubled to $10 a Kilo.
- Federal Gov’t to Launch Digital Agri Extension Services Roadmap.
- Dysfunctional Irrigation Project Deflates Farmers’ High Hopes.
- A One-Stop Shop of Farming Retail Chains Delivers Agricultural Inputs to 3.8 Million Farmers in Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia: An Emerging African Agricultural Success Story.
- Ethio-Engineering Signs Tractor Supply Deal with Somali Region.
- PM Abiy Stresses Home Gardens to Bolstering Urban Agriculture.
- Ethio Telecom Signs Deals with Five Virtual Internet Service Providers.
- ethio telecom improved Internet Protocol to the latest IPv6.
- Qene Games Partners with Ethio Telecom to Make High-quality Mobile Games Available to the Ethiopian Market.
- Ethiopian Chamber Digital Service launched targeting the business community.
- Tech Firm Introduces System to Integrate Hotels with Police Digitally.
- Ethiopia Lifts Flight Ban on Boeing 737 Max after Three Years.
- Ethiopia Plans to Build At Least 35 More Dry Ports, with Jimma and Jigjiga Ports Set to Be Built Shortly.
- Ethiopia mulls improved domestic production to mitigate impact of supply chain disruption.
- Ethiopia, India Looks to Bolster Ties in health Sector.
- China Reiterates Commitment To Enhance Cooperation With Ethiopia In The Health Sector.
Financial News
- DBE prepares to introduce Interest-Free loans.
- የመንግሥት መሥሪያ ቤቶች በግል ባንኮች የከፈቷቸው የባንክ ሒሳቦች በሙሉ እንዲዘጉ ታዘዙ (MoFEC ordered all government accounts opened in private banks to be closed).
- Over 43mln People Covered as Ethiopia Scales up Health Insurance.
- Jubilee Hopes to Acquire an Insurer in Ethiopia, Promised to Expand its Underwriting Operation in East Africa.
Policy and Regulatory News
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