The week of May 11 - May 18, 2021
Macroeconomic News
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Cepheus Capital invests in JP Textile.
- Ethiopia Earns $513mln from Mineral Export in 10-Month.
- Ethiopian Gold Fetches More than International Market Prices.
- Ethiopia revokes mineral exploration & production licenses.
- ሚድሮክ ወርቅ ማምረቻ እንደገና ሥራ በመጀመር 537 ኪሎ ግራም ወርቅ ለብሔራዊ ባንክ ማስገባቱ ተነገረ (MIDROC Gold Mining has resumed operations and delivered 537 KG of gold to the NBE).
- PM Inaugurates Industrial Park in Afar Regional Capital.
- Koysha: The 2,160 MW Hydroelectric Power Project.
- በ600 ሚሊዮን ዶላር የሲሚንቶ ፋብሪካ ሊገነባ ነው (A $600mn cement factory to be built).
- Ziway Meat Processing Plant Remains Closed after $60m Investment.
- Agriculture Sector Registers Tremendous Achievements: PM Office.
- Nation Implementing Agricultural Reforms to Boost Productivity, Attract FDI: State Minister.
- Why agriculture is promising investment in Ethiopia.
- Ministry expanding small-scale irrigation amid food security.
- Ethiopia: Exploring opportunities for electrification in agriculture.
- Ethiopia Earns $114mln from Coffee Export in A Month.
- Coffee must be our Country Brand.
- Dubai Trader Bags Almost 500m Br Wheat Supply Contract.
- Preparations Underway to Plant 6 Billion Seedlings in Ethiopia, Neighbouring Countries.
- With Telebirr, Frehiwot Cruises Ethio telecom on High Seas.
- “Being on sleeping giants list is embarrassing,”.
- Ethio Telecom, Huawei to launch mobile money.
- Orange to Consider Bid for Stake in Ethiopian State Telecom.
- Ethiopia makes U-turn on blocking M-Pesa bid.
- ArifPay wins Visa Everywhere Initiative’s Challenge in Ethiopia.
- Ayzot: University of Surrey develops new app to support palliative care in Ethiopia.
- Light Railway Spare Parts Management Remains under Chinese Consultants.
- Association to focus on addressing tourism challenges.
- Kenya Seeks To Increase Cargo Movement To Ethiopia.
Financial News
- Bye Bye Traditional Banking, Hello Fintech.
- A Bank for the “Missing Middle” in the Offing.
- ደቡብ ግሎባል ባንክና አዋሽ ኢንሹራንስ ከወለድ ነፃ አገልግሎትን ተቀላቀሉ (Debub Global Bank and Awash Insurance join interest-free banking service).
- ኢንሹራንስ ኢንዱስትሪዎች ያሰባሰቡት የዓረቦን መጠን በ21 በመቶ አደገ (The premiums collected by insurance companies increased by 21 percent).
- Alternative bank scheme proposed for NBE.
- Majority of Ethiopians still have no access to credit.
Policy and Regulatory News
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