The week of January 28 - February 4, 2020
Macroeconomic News
- Ethiopia resumes WTO negotiations with new offer.
- Ethiopia’s Economy to Grow 6.2% in 2019/20 FY, IMF Projects.
- Ethiopia’s economic miracle ride is set to turn into a bumpy road.
- Ethiopia’s Forex Reserve to Reach USD4 billion in Half a Year: IMF.
- Business community in limbo regarding stock exchange.
- Ethiopia’s Commercial Debt Hits a Record USD7 billion.
- Nation Earns over 1.3 Billion USD from Export in Half Year.
- Ethiopia secures $1.33 billion from export trade.
- IMF forecasts Ethiopia’s debt will decrease significantly.
- Djiboutian business delegation keen on investment opportunities.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Ethiopian Renaissance Dam Construction ‘Making Progress’.
- Preparatory work commenced to setup Russian nuclear power plant in Ethiopia.
- Europe’s Green Future Starts in Ethiopia.
- Premier Inaugurates Genale Dawa III Hydropower Project.
- Ethiopian PM inaugurates Chinese-built 254 MW hydro dam.
- Genale Dawa III enters the national grid.
- Diageo Expands Malt Bottling Plant’s Horizon.
- Regulating housing sector.
- Employee Turnover at Industrial Parks Remains High.
- Angry workers spurn Ethiopia’s ‘industrial revolution’.
- በአዲስአበባከ1ነጥብ5 ቢሊዮንብርበላይየወጣባቸውሸዶችያለስራቆመዋል(Sheds built at a cost close to 1.5bn Birr not operational due to power shortage).
- Standard Bank Unlocks USD50 Finance for Coca Cola Expansion in Ethiopia.
- Watershed Dev’t Improves Farmers’ Crop Production: Ministry.
- Ethiopia Commodity Exchange partners with Commercial Bank of Ethiopia and IFC to launch Warehouse Receipt Financing for maize.
- በሁለትወርየጤፍዋጋ500 ብርጨመረ(Teff price soared by over 500 Birr in just two months).
- ECX Traded Commodities Worth $545mn In Half Year.
- CTA awards Ethiopia’s digital agriculture startups.
- Ethiopia Facing Serious Challenge in Controlling Locust Swarms, Asks for Support.
- Diaspora Dive into Basic Commodity Imports.
- Amid Ban, Dubai Firm Wins Wheat Supply Bid.
- Ethio Telecom Launches LTE Advanced Mobile.
- Ethiopian Aviation Scores New Record for Africa in Int’l Audit.
- The Success behind Ethiopian Airlines.
- Civil Aviation Authority Registers Highest Performance in Africa.
- Nation’s Largest Aviation Depot Inaugurated.
- Mauritian travel agency to invest in 20 Ethiopian startups.
- Ethiopia aims to further benefit from China-Ethiopia ties in tourism.
- Mexico Eyes Enhanced Cooperation with Ethiopia in Trade, Tourism and Aviation.
- Ethiopia working to replicate success of Sino-Ethiopia comprehensive ties in tourism: minister.
Financial News
- NBE Tightens Regulatory Grip to Recover Liquidity Reserve.
- Downbeat Times.
- IMF recommends NBE shun financing gov’t, DBE.
- Zemen Bounces Back from Slow Growth.
- Wegagen Lowers Lending Interest Rate.
- Outstanding claims reduce profit at Abay Insurance.
- Qatari bank looks into business opportunities in Ethiopia.
- Tigray: Ethiopia’s state-owned bank clients face cash withdrawal restrictions.
Policy and Regulatory News
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