The week of August 10 - August 17, 2021
Macroeconomic News
- ሬሚታንስና ወጪ ንግድ ከፍተኛ የውጭ ምንዛሪ አስገኙ (Remittances and exports generated huge foreign exchange earnings).
- Revenues Bureau Collects over 5.8 Billion Birr in a Month.
- ከሀገር ውስጥ ታክስ ከዕቅድ በላይ ገቢመሰብሰቡ ተገለጸ (Domestic tax revenue collection exceeds plan).
- With Inflation Knocking Loudly, Central Bank’s Inaction Deafening.
- China Exim Bank Withholds $339m in Loans Amid Debt Reworks.
- Commissioner Calls For Increased Investment From Greece, Morocco.
- Ethiopia’s Top Investment Official Holds talks with Members of Indian Business Forum.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- አምራች ኢንዱስትሪውን በማበረታት የውጭ ምንዛሬ ግኝትን ለማሳደግ እየተሰራ ነው (Work is underway to boost foreign exchange earnings by supporting the manufacturing industry).
- Unnecessary expenses cost Gov’t 700 mln birr.
- Petroleum Enterprise, Businessman at Odds over Auction.
- MoA finalizes plan to provide land for oilseed cultivation.
- በአማራ ክልል አርሶ አደሮችን የሚደግፍ ፕሮጀክት ወደሥራ መግባቱ ተገለጸ (A project to support farmers in Amhara region launched).
- Agricultural Inputs worth $600 million Distributed to Farmers, Official says.
- ቡናን ከአርሶ አደሮች ተቀብለውና ዕሴት ጨምረው ለውጭ ገበያ ለማቅረብ ኩባንያዎች መዘጋጀታቸው ተገለጸ (Companies have been prepared to receive coffee from farmers and export it by adding value).
- Tackling the critical shortage of milk supply in Ethiopia.
- Five private multimodal operators to secure license.
- Ethiopia’s E-Commerce Market Size Reachs Over 300 Billion ETB.
- MTN opts out of a second bid for Ethiopia telco licence over risk.
- Tourism Ethiopia identifies 50 prospective investment sites.
- Ethiopia to Exhibit Economic Potentials in Dubai Expo: Ministry.
- Ethiopia Plans to Woo Investors in Expo 2020 Dubai.
- Transport bureau to improve master plan.
- Ethio-Djibouti Railway Generates Over 1.2 Million USD in Seven Months.
- Excise tax hikes lead to fewer vehicle title certificates.
- Holiday Expos Attract 111m Br Record Offers.
- Market Confusion, Transport Interruption Drive Salt Prices Up.
- Enterprise to Buy 3,000 Additional Containers.
Financial News
- Goh comes home.
- The first mortgage financial firm to start operation soon.
- No extension of deadlines prompts NBE.
- ብሔራዊ ባንክ የባንኮችን ተቀማጭ ገንዘብና ገንዘብ አከል ሰነዶች የሚገዛበትና መልሶ የሚሸጥበት ገበያ መሠረተ (NBE established an open market operations for bank deposits).
- [Ethiopia] TerraPay partners with Bank of Abyssinia to enhance cross border money transfers.
- Black market spike shows slight reduction.
- Banks back NBE’s decision.
- Nation requires means for addressing foreign currency shortage.
Policy and Regulatory News
- Government to guarantee capital repatriation.
- Central Bank Orders Banks Freeze Loans.
- Directive Lowers Requirements to Establish Audit Firms.
- የመልቲ ሞዳል አገልግሎትን በግሉ ዘርፍ እንዲቀርብ የሚያስችል መመሪያ እየተዘጋጀ ነው ተባለ (Guidelines are being prepared to enable multi-modal services to be provided by the private sector).
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