The week of June 16 - June 23, 2020
Macroeconomic News
- Doing Business Reform Improving Overall Investment Climate In Ethiopia: PM.
- World Bank provides additional support to help Ethiopia mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19.
- Stakeholders Discuss Ethiopia’s Plan to Draw FDI.
- FDRE Jobs Creation Commission Launches Enabling Ethiopia, a 5-Year Job Opportunities Project in Partnership with the Mastercard Foundation.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- የሰቆጣ የብረት ማዕድን ማውጣት ፕሮጀክት ከፍተኛ ችግሮች ተደቅነውበታል (Sekota Mining P.L.C. encounters major problems in it’s mining exploration project).
- Government of Ethiopia approves PPAs with private geothermal developers.
- Ethiopia, Danske Bank A/S Sign €117m Financing Agreement.
- EEP Awards Contract To Chinese Company To Build Awash-Woldia Railway Power Line.
- Ethiopia looking to bolster investment in resources, mining.
- Setit Water Joins Thriving Bottling Business.
- በ700 ሚሊዮን ብር የተመሠረተው የታሸገ ውኃ ማምረቻ ሥራ ጀመረ (Africa water bottling company inaugurates ‘Africa Water’ brand at a cost of 700mn Birr).
- Djibouti offers crew change support for all ships.
- Gov’t Taking Rescue Measures for Leather Industry.
- Cement price in Ethiopia stabilizing,says Ministry.
- Ethiopia earns $145 million from gold export.
- Ethiopia Food and Beverages Market, Size, Share, Outlook and Growth Opportunities 2020-2026.
- Ethiopia should focus on seed production.
- Scientists unlock secrets of Ethiopia’s superfood in race to save it from warming climate.
- Onion tears.
- Ethiopia gets $68 million from meat, milk export.
- Milk & Dairy Export Revenue Fall Short of Govt’s Target.
- Webinar Discusses Market Options in China for Ethiopian Meat Exporters.
- Sustainable Urban Agriculture Starts at School in Ethiopia.
- በግብርና ምርት አቅርቦት ላይ የተሰማሩ ማኅበራት 800 ሚሊዮን ብር ብድር ተፈቀደላቸው (Birr 800mn approved for Agricultural Cooperatives involved in input supplies).
- South Korea To Establish Sustainable Coffee Farm In Ethiopia.
- Vodafone, Safaricom Seek Partners for Ethiopia License Auction.
- Axian Group shows interest in Ethiopia’s telecom sector.
- EY Draws Nearer to Advising Ethio Telecom Privatisation.
- Ministry introduces tourism recovery strategy to stakeholders.
- Gov’t Writes Protocol, Strategy for Tourism Industry to Bounce Back.
- Tomoca coffee branches out to Kenya.
- The cost of trademarks.
- The Future of Ethiopia Aviation Markets to 2025.
- Ethiopia Announces Internet-based Transportation Payment Service To Curb COVID-19 Spread.
- Ethiopia’s Liberalized Broadcast Market Under Pressure – Audiences Increase With COVID-19 but Advertising Down and There Will Be More Casualties.
Financial News
- የልማት ባንክ የተበላሸ ብድር 16 ቢሊዮን መድረሱ ይፋ ተደረገ (DBE’s NPL reaches 16bn Birr).
- CBE undergoes another restructuring.
- ዘምዘም ባንክ የምሥረታ ሒደቱን በማጠናቀቅ ወደ ሥራ ለመግባት መዘጋጀቱን አስታወቀ (Zemzem Bank to commence banking service operations as it received work permit from NBE).
- Bankers association sets up committee to offset COVID-19 impact.
Policy and Regulatory News
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