The week of March 30 - April 6, 2021
Macroeconomic News
- Finance Minister Lauds World Bank for Support of Ethiopia’s Economic Reform.
- Socio-economic reform to build prosperous country.
- Ethiopia’s economic rise driving force for diplomatic pressure.
- Ethiopia moves forward to join top doing business ranking countries.
- Reform expected to get rid enterprises’ debt stress.
- Headline Inflation Reaches 20.6pc on Year.
- Ethiopia’s Commercial Code Joins 21st Century.
- የውጭ ምንዛሪ አጠቃቀምና የላኪዎች አቤቱታ (Exporters plea on foreign currency use).
- Modeling the capital market.
- Capital market: Promote financial innovation, stabilize economy.
- Finance Minister Lauds World Bank for Support of Ethiopia’s Economic Reform.
- Abu Dhabi Chamber organises webinar on investment opportunities in Ethiopia.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- መንግሥት በሥሩ ያሉትን አሥር ስኳር ፋብሪካዎች በመሸጥ ገቢው ለዕዳ ክፍያ እንዲውል ወሰነ (Government set to use the proceeds of ten sugar factories to pay off debts).
- የወርቅ የውጭ ንግድ በኹለት ሺሕ 195 በመቶ እድገት አስመዝግቧል (Gold exports grew by two thousand 195 percent).
- Local Investors Encouraged to Engage in Industrial Parks: Corporation.
- IPs achieve 40 percent return on investment in the past three years.
- Belayneh Kinde Group Gives Debre Brehan Vehicle Assembly Plant.
- Turkey’s YISAD Expresses To Extend Steel Business In Ethiopia.
- Bottlenecks Choke Desperate Water Bottlers.
- Promoting efficiency in fuel sector.
- Addis Ababa City Launches A 1.6bln Birr Mega Highway Project.
- $500 million World Bank financing for Ethiopia’s Universal Electricity Access by 2025 goal.
- Ethiopia to trial GERD’s electricity generation.
- Saudi Company Discusses Renewable Energy Investment in Ethiopia.
- Nation to Complete Construction of 5.9 Bil Birr Irrigation Project this Year.
- Ministry of Agriculture eyes to triple dairy production.
- Newleaf fertility center begins operation.
- Cloud Seeding Important To Ethiopia’s Agricultural Sector: PM.
- OCP Makes First Blockchain-Enabled Fertilizer Delivery to Ethiopia.
- ማሾ – ‹‹አረንጓዴው ወርቅ›› (Masho – “the Green Gold”.
- ኢትዮ ቴሌኮም በሚቀጥለው ዓመት የ5G Advanced የኢንተርኔት አገልግሎት እንደሚጀምር አስታወቀ (Ethio Telecom announces the launch of 5G Advanced internet service next year).
- ECA Extends Bid Deadline for Telecoms Licences, again.
- በኢትዮጵያ የመጀመሪያ የሆነው ዓለም ዐቀፍ የሀዋላ አገልግሎት እና ድጋፍ መስጫ የሞባይል መተግበሪያ በይፋ ሥራ ጀመረ (Ethiopia’s first international money transfer service and fundraising mobile app officially launched).
- Ethiopian Airlines Named ‘Best International Airline in Nigeria’.
- Ethiopian on-time performance surpasses industry average.
- Online Travel Booking Firm Expands Digital Payment Options with Banks’ Enthusiasm.
- Mapping a digital health blueprint.
- Ministry to Demolish State Monopoly on Multi-Modal Transport Sector.
- Pay your dues, cautions MOR.
- Diversifying tourism products, ensuring industry’s sustainability.
- Expert applauds Premier’s enthusiasm to tourism.
Financial News
- የአቢሲኒያ ባንክ ካፒታል ወደ አሥር ቢሊዮን ብር እንዲያድግ ተወሰነ (BoA set to raise it’s capital to 10bn Birr).
- Amhara Microfinance Transforming Into Tsedey Bank.
- Addis International Bank Marks Remarkable Year, Despite Dismal Market Realities.
- DBE lifts 20 percent payment request on leased property.
- NBE ready to help Banks facing liquidity shortages.
- GIC’s takaful insurance bears fruit.
- EthSwitch to Launch Instant Retail Payment Settlement.
Policy and Regulatory News
- New bill allows foreigners open investment banks.
- መገናኛ ብዙኃን የኢንቨስትመንት ማበረታቻ እንዲያገኙ የሚያስችል ደንብ እየተዘጋጀ እንደሆነ ተገለጸ (A regulation is being drafted to enable the media receive investment incentives).
- የካፒታል ገበያ አዋጅ በቅርቡ ፀድቆ ወደ ሥራ እንደሚገባ ተገለፀ (The Capital Market Proclamation will soon be approved and put into effect).
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