The week of July 9 - July 16, 2019
Macroeconomic News
- Ethiopia Improves Multidimensional Poverty Index.
- Nation to Apply 90 Percent Tariff Liberalization for Members of AfCFTA.
- Ethiopia annual tax income hikes by $761 million.
- PM remains defiant over foreign debt stress.
- Unanimous budget.
- Gov’t embraces restraint to cure economy.
- Inflation & instability.
- Moody’s: Ethiopia’s economy is growing but political risks intensify.
- ILO launches a program on advancing Decent Work and inclusive industrialization in Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia, UAE Sign 100mil USD Grant Agreement.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Cement factories contemplate replacing coal with biomass.
- Genale Dawa, Aisha power plants to start generation.
- Chinese corporate leaders strengthen ties, trade relations.
- Hop Lun (Hong Kong) Limited signs MoU to manage Bahir Dar Industrial Park.
- Government places emphasis on horticulture.
- Ethiopia announces completion of five-year soil fertility survey, soil fertility map.
- Sorghum yields in Ethiopian highlands could fall by 40%.
- የአኩሪአተርግብይትእየጨመረእንደሆነምርትገበያውገለጸ(The value and volume of soy bean is increasing since its inclusion in ECX trading).
- ኢንቨስትመንትየናፈቀውየፍራፍሬምርት(Despite its huge investment potential, Ethiopia is still in short of fruits production).
- GreenPath taps into Ethiopia’s burgeoning organic farming market.
Financial News
Policy and Regulatory News
- Legislation to standardize dairy products.
- ኤክሳይስታክስንጨምሮየቫትናየቁርጥግብርአዋጆችንበማዘጋጀትላይመሆኑንገቢዎችሚኒስቴርአስታወቀ(MoR is reviewing the excise tax, VAT and price tax payers proclamations).
- የቀረጥነጻአዋጁሲጸድቅበአመት20 ቢሊዮንብርያድናልተባለ።(Once the new tax free proclamation is implemented, Ethiopia will save more than 20bn Birr a year, MoR).
Archive
- THE WEEK OF JULY 2 – JULY 9, 2019
- THE WEEK OF JUNE 25 – JULY 2, 2019
- THE WEEK OF JUNE 18 – JUNE 25, 2019
- THE WEEK OF JUNE 11 – JUNE 18, 2019
- THE WEEK OF JUNE 4 – JUNE 11, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MAY 28 – JUNE 4, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MAY 21 – MAY 28, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MAY 14 – MAY 21, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MAY 7 – MAY 14, 2019
- THE WEEK OF APRIL 30 – MAY 7, 2019
- THE WEEK OF APRIL 23 – APRIL 30, 2019
- THE WEEK OF APRIL 16 – APRIL 23, 2019
- THE WEEK OF APRIL 9 – APRIL 16, 2019
- THE WEEK OF APRIL 2 – APRIL 9, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MARCH 26 – APRIL 2, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MARCH 19 – MARCH 26, 2019
- THE WEEK OF MARCH 12 – MARCH 19, 2019
- THE WEEK OF FEBRUARY 25 – MARCH 2, 2019.