The week of July 27 - August 3, 2021
Macroeconomic News
- Ethiopia pulls USD 3.9 billion in FDI.
- Federal Government to Harmonise Regions’ GDP Computation.
- የኢትዮጵያን የአጎዋ ተጠቃሚነት ዕድል ለማሰረዝ የሚፈልጉና እነሱን የሚቃወሙ ቡድኖች አሜሪካ ውስጥ ተፋጠጡ (Pro and anti groups argue on the extension of Ethiopia’s AGOA usage).
- ስቶክ ማርኬት በኢትዮጵያ ለማቋቋም ዝግጅት እየተደረገ ነው (Preparations underway to establish a stock market in Ethiopia).
- የካፒታል ገበያ ለማቋቋም ኩባንያዎች መልካም አስተዳዳራዊ መዋቅር እንደሚያስፈልጋቸው ተጠቆመ (Companies advised to have a good management structure to establish a capital market).
- Unleashing Addis’ growth potential.
- Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia Discuss on Investment Cooperation.
- Ethiopia, Switzerland Sign Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement.
- Ethiopia, Algeria vow to heighten collaboration.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Industrialists request for full implementation of the law, as illegal competition takes a toll.
- Industrial Parks Available for Non-Manufacturing Investments.
- Service centers to be built in Industrial Parks.
- Police Seizes Multi-Billion Birr Worth of Metals Illegaly Stockpiled in Addis Ababa, Oromia.
- China’s GCL Plans Ethiopian Ammonia Plant, Hydrogen Facilities.
- BRI wind farm bringing green energy to Ethiopia.
- Indian Firm Begins Manufacturing Cephalosporin Injectables in Addis.
- Ethiopia’s Mojo City Leather City Begins Construction.
- Ethiopia to Host All-African 2021 Leather Fair.
- የሲሚንቶና የግንባታ ግብዓቶች እጥረትና የዋጋ ንረት ቸርቻሪዎችንና ተጠቃሚዎችን እንዳማረረ ተገለጸ (Lack of cement & construction inputs, and inflation dismayed retailers and consumers).
- 23 ፋብሪካዎችን እና አስመጪዎችን በጥራት ጉድለት ማገዱን ንግድ ሚኒስቴር አስታወቀ (The Ministry of Trade suspended 23 factories and importers due to poor quality).
- የሲሚንቶ ‹‹ነጻ›› ገበያ የፈጠረው ጫና (The challenge created by the “free” market of cement).
- Ethiopian Green Coffee Specialist Unravel Merchants Makes US Launch.
- Why This Food Company Is Developing An Avocado Supply Chain In Ethiopia.
- የውጪ አገር ካምፓኒዎች የኢትዮጵያን የቡና ስያሜዎች ለመከራየት ጥያቄ እንዳቀረቡ ተገለፀ (Foreign companies have applied to lease Ethiopian coffee labels).
- UK Bovine Semen to Boost Milk Production through Artificial Insemination.
- EIAR to seek license of field trials for GM false banana.
- Ethiopia to shift from beef to chicken production under updated climate plan.
- Ethiopia Plants 5.2 Bn Trees So Far Under This Year’s Green Legacy Campaign.
- Safaricom shareholders approve Ethiopian subsidiary.
- Finance State Minister Confers with Safaricom CEO.
- Gebeya Inc, promotes top African technology talents globally.
- የዲጂታል ግብይት ትምህርትና ሥልጠናዎችን መሠረት አድርጎ የሚሠራ ቴክኖሎጂ ይፋ ሆነ (Technology based ecommerce, education and training has been revealed).
- COVID-19 Response Project that Benefits More than 1.1 Million People Launched.
- One More Treaty for Gov’t, One Giant Leap towards Legal Certainty for Businesses.
- Transport Operators Flustered by New Tax Regime.
- Somaliland eye Ethiopia market with Berbera Port.
- SITA partners with Ethiopian Airlines to enhance passenger experience.
- A New Institution to Power New Market in Ethiopia.
Financial News
- National Bank of Ethiopia: Best Central Bank Governance Africa 2021.
- የኢትዮጵያ መድን ድርጅት የመድን ሽፋን ከሦስት ትሪሊዮን ብር ዘለለ (Ethiopian Insurance Corporation’s insurance coverage exceeds three trillion Birr).
- የውጭ ባንኮች ቢገቡም ለመገዳደር እየሠራ የሚገኘው ንግድ ባንክ (CBE equipping itself to compete if foreign banks allowed to enter).
- CBE’s LC approval receives mixed reactions.
- State-sanctioned Treasury Bills Spoils Gov’t, the Market Offers Salvation.
Policy and Regulatory News
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