The week of March 19 - March 26, 2019
Macroeconomic News
- Ethiopia joins the 50 nations that ratify continental FTA.
- Gov’t hopes for stock market by 2020.
- ከ10 ቢሊየን ብሩ ተዘዋዋሪ ፈንድ ውስጥ ከ9 ነጥብ 1 ቢሊየን ብር በላዩ ለክልሎች ተለቋል (Of the 10 bn Birr revolving fund, more than 90 percent is distributed to the regions).
- Ethiopia in talks with China to ease ‘serious debt pressure’ tied to New Silk Road rail link, envoy says.
- Ethiopia PM visits UAE, meets Crown Prince for bilateral talks.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Yirgalem Integrated Agro-Industrial Park To Go Operational Next Month.
- Construction Of Abay Cement Plant Commences With 8.8 Bln Birr.
- MetEC to Sell Non-Performing Assets.
- Authority Shuts Marble Factory, Alleging Noise Pollution.
- Illegal trading quashes gold supply.
- ጥረት ኮርፖሬት በ2018 የአውሮፓዊያኑ በጀት ዓመት 450 ሚሊዮን ብር የተጣራ ትርፍ ማግኘቱን አስታወቀ (Tiret Corporate nets 450 mn Birr in 2017/18 FY).
- GMO products closer to reality.
- Authority bans over 80 coffee exporters from trading with ECX.
- Ethiopia appeals for 1.3 bln USD emergency aid for 8.3 mln people in 2019.
- Ethiopia Launches $6.5 Bln Second Phase One WASH Nat’l Program.
- Ethio-telecom rebrands service centers, introduces new channels.
- በመላው አገሪቱ የህብረት ስራ ማህበራት ከ22 ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ እያንቀሳቀሱ መሆኑን የፌደራል ህብረት ስራ ኤጀንሲ አስታወቀ (The Federal Cooperative agency disclosed that all cooperative agencies in Ethiopia are mobilizing more than 22 bn Birr).
- 899 ድርጅቶች የኦዲት ግኝት ተገኝቶባቸዋል (Audit gaps have been found for more than 899 companies, Ethiopian Customs Commission).