The week of February 25 - March 3, 2020
Macroeconomic News
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- ሦስትስኳርፋብሪካዎችበመንግሥትይዞታሥርእንዲቆዩተወሰነ(Three sugar factories to stay under gov’t control).
- የአምራችዘርፍተበዳሪዮችየብድርአመላለስመሻሻልማሳየቱንልማትባንክአስታወቀ(Loan repayment of manufacturing firms improving, DBE).
- Commission Eyes Attracting Local Investors In Manufacturing.
- Canada’s East Africa Metals offers Ethiopian mine to China.
- KEFI Minerals : Tulu Kapi Welcomes Local Private Shareholder.
- Unhappy hour.
- Excise tax pounds beer market hard.
- Ethiopian Electric Power picks two Japanese and a Turkish company to construct Aluto Langano Geothermal Wellhead Power System.
- ESLSE to expand Modjo dry port.
- BASF introduces new automotive refinish paint.
- First Phase of Mojo-Hawassa Expressway to be completed in Five Months.
- Toyota Tsusho To Construct Geothermal Plant In Ethiopia.
- Toshiba wins Ethiopian small-scale geothermal wellhead order.
- Local bottler ships water to England.
- Ethio Lease to mechanise the agriculture sector.
- Company Signs MoU to Enhance Agricultural Mechanization, Productivity.
- Coffee associations to form one strong association.
- Ethio-Horticulture International conference cancelled last minute.
- Int’l Maize, Wheat Improvement Center Says Committed to Enhance Wheat Production in Ethiopia.
- Coffee Pruning Undertaking over 100,000 ha: Authority.
- FM Gedu Holds Discussions with FAO, IFAD and WFP Heads.
- Ethiopia’s tree-planting drive shortlisted for national climate change award in United Kingdom.
- የደቡብክልልየማዳበሪያእዳ5 ቢሊዮንብርደረሰ(SNNP region fertilizer debt reaches 5 billion Birr).
- Econet to bid for Ethiopian telecoms licence.
- Ethio Telecom slashes broadband tariffs, upgrades internet speed.
- Ethiopian Wins ‘International Air Cargo Marketer Of The Year’ Award.
- Ethiopian Airlines Posts USD260 million Profit in Six Months.
- Krimson Aviation launches Krimson Koncierge, luxury destination management service for Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism: China contributes USD157m in 2019 tourism.
- Swiss Firm to Digitise Modjo Dry Port.
- SAP Targets IT Contracts in Ethiopia to Drive Africa Revenue.
Financial News
- African Interest-free Banking and Takaful Awards – 2020: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- Dev’t Bank of Ethiopia Earns over 951 Mn Birr Gross Profit in Half-Year.
- DBE investigating employees involved in NPL’s.
- ልማትባንክየቦንድግዥመመርያበመነሳቱሌሎችአማራጮችንእያየመሆኑንአስታወቀ(As NBE Bill directive is repealed, DBE is looking for alternatives to access funding).
- Lion Bank Sees Notable Profit Surge.
- NICE’s Profit Stagnates Due to Stiff Competition.
Policy and Regulatory News
- Ethiopia ratifies the new york convention.
- NBE issues directive that allows the diaspora to buy shares in banks.
- NBE issues directive that gives life to warehouse receipt financing.
- Gov’t lifts restriction on cement investment.
- Ministry to Introduce Contract Farming.
- Council Of Ministers Passes Decisions On Various Agendas, Including GERD.
Archive
- THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 18 – FEBRUARY 25, 2020
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