The week of July 23 - July 30, 2019
Macroeconomic News
- Potential for state capture to economic reform agenda.
- Premier forms committee to draw investment.
- PM Abiy Urges Taxpayers to Further Heighten on Serving Ethiopia Loyally.
- Ethiopia hopes for top 100 business ranking.
- Ethiopia Plans To Create 14 Million Jobs In Five Years.
- Ethiopia 10-Year Forecasts.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Unrest closes Hawassa Industrial-Park.
- Deteriorating security frustrates foreign investors at Hawassa Industrial Park, PM Abiy says.
- Committee Emerges to Rescue Mining Sector.
- Hyatt Regency Sets Up Water Bottling Plant.
- Kegna brewery to start operation.
- Institutions Pull Together to Boost Mining Profit Sixfold.
- አባይኢንዱስትሪልማትአክሲዮንማህበርበ450 ሚሊየንብርያስገነባውየአልባሳትፋብሪካበ2012 ወደስራይገባል(Abay Industrial development s.c. textile factory that cost over 450mn birr to be operational in the coming Ethiopian new year).
- iCog Labs, Kudu partner to finance startups.
- Ethiopia’s Agricultural Commercialization Clusters Initiative Boosting Productivity.
- Cooking oil skyrockets suspiciously.
- በበጀትአመቱወደውጭከተላኩየቡናእናየቅባትእህሎችከ1 ነጥብ2 ቢሊየንዶላርበላይተገኘ(Over USD 1.2bn revenue had been generated from coffee and oil seeds exports in 2018/19FY).
- Ethiopian coffee exporters eye young Chinese market.
Financial News
- Third Islamic bank comes to life.
- NBE Pledges To Support Dev’t Projects In Addis Ababa.
- Commercial Bank of Ethiopia becomes top tax payer.
- የኒያላኢንሹራንስየአረቦንመጠንከሩብሚሊዮንብርበላይቀነሰ(Nyala Insurance’s premium lessened by over 300mln birr).
- Foreign nationals of Ethiopian origin to partake in financial sector.
- Commercial Bank of Ethiopia launches saving account service for Hajj, Umrah pilgrims.
Policy and Regulatory News
Archive
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- THE WEEK OF APRIL 2 – APRIL 9, 2019
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