The week of December 8 - December 15, 2020
Macroeconomic News
- Ethiopia unveils independent economic advisory members.
- Gov’t Forms Council of Economic Advisors, Reveals Members’ Names.
- Council of Ministers Approves 10-Year National Perspective Plan.
- Ethiopia, Government of — Moody’s announces completion of a periodic review of ratings of Ethiopia.
- Scholar recommends Ethiopia’s economic policy to other Africans.
- With Feet in Two Models, Economic Policy Squeezes Low-Income Households.
- Ethiopia shifts focus from war to economy.
- Nation Earns Close to 770 Mn USD from Export in Quarter.
- MPs urge officials review debt relief schemes.
- Commissioner Briefs Europeans on Conducive Investment Options in Ethiopia.
- The ballooning inflation.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Institute Sets to Gain 1.3 bln USD in 10 Yrs from Exporting Chemicals, Construction Inputs.
- Ethiopia looks at chemical, construction industries to diversify exports.
- New Brand to Tap into Water Bottling Market.
- Heineken Revamps its Signature Beer.
- Ministry Revokes Licenses of 63 Mining Companies.
- በኢትዮጵያ ተጨማሪ ሦስት ደረቅ ወደቦች ለማስገንባት የቦታ መረጣ እየተደረገ ነው (Site selection underway to build three more dry ports in Ethiopia).
- Horizon Addis halts manufacturing of Tyres.
- Ethiopia, Algeria Agree to Enhance Industrial Cooperation.
- Kenyan, Ethiopian leaders launch key infrastructure projects to boost trade.
- A road for regional integration.
- Kenya, Ethiopia re-commit to funding Lapsset projects.
- The Ethiopian Agricultural Transformation Agency presents its business model, impact and 10-year strategy.
- ATA attaches the livestock sector to its new decade program.
- የግብርና ትራንስፎርሜሽን ኤጀንሲ የ7 ቢሊዮን ዶላር ጠቅላላ የአገር ውስጥ ምርት ማስመዝገቡ ተገለጸ (Agricultural Transformation Agency registered a total GDP of $1.7bn since its establishment).
- Agency Plans to Benefit At Least 6 Million Farmers in 5 Years.
- Ministry of Agriculture to purchase 5 helicopters to fight locust swarm.
- Air Space in Tigray Reinstated for Air Transport Services: Civil Aviation Authority.
- Ethiopia restores telecom, electricity services in Tigray.
- ኢትዮጵያ የኒውክሌር ሳይንስ እና ቴክኖሎጂ ተቋም እያቋቋመች ነው (Ethiopia is establishing Nuclear Science and Technology Institute).
- Ethiopia takes over operation of Chinese-built satellite.
- WebSprix to Deploy Cisco Routed Optical Networking Solution in Ethiopia.
- App Attempts to Digitise Traditional Saving.
- Keeping money laundering and capital flight in check.
- Developing parks, forests to promote local tourism.
Financial News
- Hibret Bank’s earnings per share drops.
- Africa Insurance ensures top flight performance.
- Africa Insurance Rebounds from Loss.
- Zemen Insurance’s financial debut report.
- Amhara Bank organizers signal establishment of Amhara Insurance.
- Eth-Switch Achieves Profit Second Year in Row.
- Banks Start Issuing International Debit Cards to Travelers.
Policy and Regulatory News
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