The week of May 19 - May 26, 2020
Macroeconomic News
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Cepheus Capital buys minority share in East African Lion Brands.
- Nation Finalizing Preparations to Privatize 10 Sugar Factories.
- Amhara Region Discovers 23m Tons Of Granite Deposit.
- Chinese firm seals deal to power railway project.
- Local food processing firm expands with 350m Birr.
- Morocco, Ethiopia to Accelerate Energy Access for Developing Countries.
- Commission Launches Irrigation Dam Worth 4.3b Br.
- World Bank approves $63 million for Ethiopia to manage Desert Locust threat.
- ARARI applying technologies to boost agricultural productivity.
- Ethiopia coffee production faces climate risk.
- Wheat bid smooth for first time in years.
- Gemcorp Wins Bid To Supply Wheat To Ethiopia..
- Export Earnings Of Ethiopia Increases 10 Percent.
- Authority Rehabilitating, Reafforesting over 1.7 Mn Hectares in Nile Basin.
- የኢትዮጵያ ምርት ገበያ በዘጠኝ ወራት 30 ነጥብ 4 ቢሊዮን ብር አገበያየ (ECX traded over 30.4bn Birr worth of agricultural commodities in the past nine months).
- Ministry Striving to Manage COVID-19 Induced Food Supply Chain Disruptions.
- በቀጣይ የምርት ዘመን የ12 በመቶ የምርት አቅርቦት እጥረት ሊከሰት እንደሚችል ተጠቆመ (Ethiopia may encounter up to 12 percent food supply shortage next FY).
- Gov’t anticipates big payday from privatization.
- Ministry to Avail 5pc of Ethio Telecom to Public.
- Ethiopia to sell 40 percent of Ethio Telecom – Minister.
- Ethiopia is moving ahead with its first-ever bids for telecoms licenses.
- Ethiopia’s first invitation for telecom operators to acquire license.
- RENEW makes follow-on investment in Ethiopia’s online food delivery company.
- Deliver Addis expands to online marketplace.
- Microsoft, Local Firms Partner to Launch Virtual SkillsLab in Ethiopia.
- Local tech company develops online learning portal.
- Ethiopia steps in to deliver respirators to Latin Americans.
- COVID-19 and its social impact in Ethiopia: 8 perspectives.
- CDC invests over $64 million to strengthen Ethiopia’s health infrastructure.
- UN to build MEDVAC field hospital in Addis.
- Huawei expands support.
- Tencent Foundation donates medical supplies to Ethiopia.
Financial News
- Bankers Call for Higher Denomination Bank Notes.
- Bankers association requests change of features on current currency notes.
- Commercial banks continue to assist businesses.
- Ethiopia limits cash withdrawals, here is why.
- Zamzam Bank Of Ethiopia Sold Over $18 Million Shares.
- ዳሸን ባንክ በኮሮና ቫይረስ ምክንያት ለኢኮኖሚ ጉዳት ተጋላጭ ለሆኑ ዘርፎች የባንክ አገልግሎት ማሻሻያ አደረገ (Dashen Bank undertakes bank service revisions for corona prone sectors).
Policy and Regulatory News
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