The week of March 16 - March 23, 2021
Macroeconomic News
- MPs Approve Ethiopia’s 10-Year Development Plan.
- Parliament Approves 10-Year Perspective Plan.
- Ethiopia Well Poised Under 10-Year Nat’l Dev’t Plan: PM Abiy.
- PM Abiy Says Ethiopia Registers 6.1pct Economic Growth 2019/2020.
- በወጪ ንግድ ባለፉት ስድስት ወራት 21 በመቶ እድገት ተመዝግቧል – ጠ/ሚ ዐቢይ አሕመድ (Exports grew by 21 percent in the last six months – PM Abiy Ahmed).
- Ethiopia to cut crippling debt burden: Premier.
- Ministry Collects 191.4bln Birr Revenue in Eight-month.
- Ethiopia To Work With Argentina To Expand Trade, Investment.
- Bahrain Chamber of Commerce, Industry Keen to Invest in Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia, Japan Explore Ways To Enhance Trade, Investment Ties.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- MoF adjusts price on cement, rebar and ceramics.
- የሮተርዳም አልኮል አምራች ኩባንያ በ350 ሚሊዮን ብር በኢትዮጵያ የቮድካ ፋብሪካ ሊከፍት ነው (Rotterdam alcohol plant to open Ethiopian vodka factory for 350 million Birr).
- ኮካኮላ የውጭ ምንዛሪ ባለማግኘቱ የማስፋፊያ ግንባታ ማከናወን አልቻልኩም አለ (Coca-Cola has not been able to carry out expansion work due to lack of foreign exchange).
- Beverage Companies Win Favorable Verdict over Disputed Merger.
- Contractors Association Decries Shortage, Soaring Prices.
- Construction contractors remain riddled.
- Oil companies get fund to cover financial cost.
- Ethiopians Raise Close To 15 Bn Birr For GERD In 10 Years: Office.
- Ginchi Power Distribution Station Built with 8.4 Mil USD Inaugurated.
- የአገሪቱ 65 በመቶ ክፍል በኤሌክትሪክ ገመድ መስመር እንደሚሸፈን ተገለጸ (65 percent of the country to be covered by power lines).
- የሲሚንቶ ጅምላ አከፋፋዮች ከአንድ የሲሚንቶ ምርት ውጭ እንዳያከፋፍሉ ተወሰነ (MoTI ordered cement wholesalers not distribute more than one cement product).
- Abu Dhabi-based company Masdar commits to support Ethiopia’s solar energy plans.
- Japan To Fund Set Up Of 5 MW Portable Geothermal Power Plant In Ethiopia.
- The abundant but untapped livestock resources.
- Government Wheat procurement cost surges by USD 100 million.
- Ethiopian, Algerian Coffee Companies Discuss Ways To Strengthen Relations.
- Diaspora-Owned Company to Construct Data Centre.
- Redfox solutions to build data center to expedite digital economy.
- The secret to Ethiopian Airlines’ incredible success.
- Ethiopian Airlines Joins AU to Launch Test & Vaccine Passport.
- “Innovation For Development” Project Officially Launched.
- AECF Launches 1.2 Mln USD Innovation Fund to Unearth Emerging Technologies in Ethiopia.
- ማስተር ካርድ ፋውንደሽን ጥቃቅንና አነስተኛ ኢንተርፕራይዞችን ሊደግፍ ነው (MasterCard Foundation set to support MSEs).
- New transport directive lures foreign investors : Kebur Gena.
Financial News
- Four banks close to going operational.
- PM says 74% of Credit Goes to Private Sector in Half a Year.
- Dev’t Bank of Ethiopia Allocates over 8 Billion Birr to Support MSMEs.
- Takaful insurance gains traction from insurers.
- Ethiopia’s First Mobile Insurance Policy: What Do We Know So Far?
- Mobile Money Pioneers Brace for Ethio Telecom’s Entrance into Sector.
- Tourism Ethiopia, Facebook collaborate to offer digital marketing.
Policy and Regulatory News
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