The week of March 23 - March 30, 2021
Macroeconomic News
- Instrumental ten year plan ratified.
- Ethiopia Taking Several Actions To Address Macro-Economic Instability: Finance Minister.
- Ethiopia’s economic growth shows steady progress: Expert.
- Nation Earns 2.1 Billion USD from Export Trade.
- Broadening economic space for the private sector.
- Planning Commission Drops 16pc of Ministry-proposed projects.
- Ethiopia Offers FDI Opportunities In Various Sectors.
- Ministry outlines measures to curb inflation.
- Ministry ready to utilize African Free Trade opportunities.
- New Commercial Code shortens Ethiopia’s accession to WTO.
- Qatar- Ethiopia offers FDI opportunities in various sectors.
- Canadian Companies Keen to Tap into Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Gov’t Fully Transfer Debt of Railway, Sugar Corp’n to Newly Established Commercial Entity.
- ሰባት የመንግስት የልማት ድርጅቶች 780 ቢሊየን ብር የሀገር ውስጥና የውጭ እዳ እንዳለባቸው ተረጋገጠ (Seven SOEs estimated to have 780bn Birr domestic and foreign debt).
- Semera Industrial Park said vital in Ethiopia’s foreign trade.
- Massive Edible Oil Plant Begins Test Productions.
- Hit by Supply Shortage, Textile Industry Eyes Salvation in Cotton Imports.
- Operating cement factories to stabilize the market.
- Messebo Resumes Production, Cement Saga Continues.
- Over 26 Million USD Secured from Leather, Leather Products.
- Authority Plans to Construct $1.3 billion Worth Express Roads.
- Export Price of Gold Doubled.
- Enterprise looking for lenders to buy two ships.
- Trade Fair that Brings Together 31 SMEs to Open Tomorrow.
- Idled Factory Disrupts Oxygen Supply amid Medical Demand Surge.
- France and the Global Green Growth Institute to support the development of Ethiopia’s Long-Term Low Emission and Resilient Development Strategy.
- AAAM and the German Cooperation partner to develop an Ethiopian Automotive Industry Development Policy.
- Japan Construction Company To Enter Ethiopian Market.
- Gov’t embraces hermetic storage technology.
- Green mung bean price surges as demand grows exponentially.
- Ethiopia’s surprise entry into cloud seeding technology.
- Cloud seeding brings positive impact on agriculture: Scholars.
- Institue gearing up for rice import substitution scheme.
- Wheat, maize varieties identification crucial to boost production: Center.
- University modernizing agriculture, boosting production.
- Ethiopia keen to attract Qatari agri-business.
- Ethiopia’s port ownership to be answered in the 10 year transport plan.
- President pledges to welcome investors in transportation.
- ESLSE, Djibouti’s port management harmony pays off.
- Ethiopia evinces readiness to use Eritrean ports.
- Ethiopia Renews Commitment To LAPSSET Corridor Project.
- Ethiopian Marks One Year Since the First freighter Operation on Passenger Aircraft.
- GA Telesis Announces Delivery of First 737-800SF Freighter Conversion to Ethiopian.
- Ethiopian Airlines Joins AU Mobile Health Passport Platform.
- SunPay gears to join the FinTech space.
- Mapping a digital health blueprint.
- Ethio Life and General Insurance S.C, Ethiopia, to Drive Digital Transformation with Beyontec Suite.
- ኅብረት ባንክ የዲጂታል አውሮፕላን ትኬት ክፍያ አገልግሎት ማቅረቡን ገለጸ (Hibret Bank announces digital airline ticket payment service).
- ከባንኮች ውጭ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የ ማሽን የክፍያ አገልግሎት ሊጀመር ነው (Other than banks POS payment services to be offered by private entities).
- Cardano: Ethiopia to be official in April as deal receives important signature.
- Gov’t Commits to Improve Welfare of Poor, Vulnerable Households in Ethiopia: Finance Minister.
- Ethiopia, donors launch over 2.3 bln. USD program.
- Putting all hands on deck to address growth challenges.
- ኢትዮጵያ የሎጅስቲክስ ከተማ ልትገነባ እንደሆነ ተገለጸ (Ethiopia set to build a logistics city).
- Ethiopia, Russia To Sign Memorandum Of Understanding On Space Cooperation Soon- Ambassador.
Financial News
- Dev’t Bank allocates over 8bn birr to support MSMEs.
- የኦሮሚያ ሕብረት ሥራ ባንክ ለግለሰብ አርሶ አደሮች የብድር አገልግሎት ሊጀምር ነው (CBO to start lending to individual farmers).
- “Commercial banks not obliged to pay interest on funds collected by new entrants” NBE.
- በ100 ሚሊዮን ብር ካፒታል ከወለድ ነፃ የፋይናንስ አገልግሎት ሊጀመር ነው (An interest-free financial service to be established with a capital of 100mn Birr).
Policy and Regulatory News
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