The week of September 1 - September 8, 2020
Macroeconomic News
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Ethio-Germany Energy Cooperation Launches Competition on Energy Solutions.
- Ethiopia, Denmark Explore Ways To Transition Into Green Energy.
- Local investors to build industrial park in Hawassa.
- Metal manufacturers struggle to survive.
- City to Involve Private Banks in Housing Projects.
- Hawassa Textile Factory to Become Industrial Park.
- Ethiopia to Import 30mln Quintals of Cement to Stabilize Market.
- Dichoto – Beleho Cement Concrete Road Project Completed.
- New Bottled Milk Hits the Market.
- Ethiopia launches Non-Motorized Transport Strategy 2020-2029.
- የአገር ውስጥ ብረታ ብረት አምራቾች ከውጭ በሚገባ ያለቀለት ምርት ህልውናቸው አደጋ ላይ መውደቁ ተገለጸ (Domestic steel producers’ livelihoods at risk).
- Gov’t Fighting Desert Locust Inflicting Damage on Afar Regional State.
- Basic Food Items are Allowed to Enter Ethiopia Duty Free, says Ministry.
- Ethiopia joins Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International.
- Ethiopia desirous of tapping Gulf States’ agricultural-imports potential.
- Ethiopia could harvest 500,000 tons of honey annually.
- Ethio telecom to sell 5 percent share to domestic investors.
- Ethio Telecom slashes international call tariffs.
- Stakes of Ethio Telecom to be Sold to Foreign Companies, Ethiopian Nationals.
- Ethiopian in Talks With South African Airways on Rescue: Report.
- Ethiopian Airlines unveils new ‘Bio Security and Bio Safety’ terminal.
- Ethiopian Airlines Links Nigeria To Its Global Network.
- MultiChoice unveils plan to expand investment in Ethiopia.
- Haile makes a splash in Adama.
- Haile Resort Adama Basks in State-of-the-Art Tech.
- Restoring a historic city for tourism.
- Transformative tourism.
- Indians Interested to Invest in ICT, Service Industry in Ethiopia.
- Ethiopian Public Health Institute to Build 150 Mn USD worth Laboratory Complexes.
- TechEagle partners Ethiopia’s Addis Mercato for drone delivery of products.
- Education in Ethiopia gets boost from Global Partnership for Education with $15m grant.
- ከሁለት ቢሊዮን ብር በላይ በሆነ ኢንቨስትመንት የታክሲ አገልግሎት ተጀመረ (Taxi service [Zebra Ride] started with an investment of over 2bn Birr).
- CBE, Solget Travel Agree To Launch Electronic Flight Ticketing.
- East African Holding to build 800 houses in Addis Ababa.
- Chinese firm embarks on sheger beautifying’s second phase.
Financial News
- Awash Bank of Ethiopia profit increases by 900 million birr.
- የአማራ ብድርናቁጠባ ተቋም በ8 ነጥብ 5 ቢሊየን ብር ካፒታል ወደባንክ ሊያድግ መሆኑ ተገለፀ (Amhara Credit and Saving Association to grow to bank with 8.5 billion Birr capital).
- ጎሕ ቤቶች ባንክ የ500 ሚሊዮን ብር የተከፈለ ካፒታል ማሰባሰቡን ገለጸ (Goh Betoch Bank collects over 500mn Birr paid-up capital).
- Global Pioneers Interest-Free Insurance Policy.
- የኢትዮጵያ ንግድ ባንክ በአምስት ቋንቋዎች የተሰናዳ የኤሌክትሮኒክስ ክፍያ ሥርዓት መተግበሩን አስታወቀ (Commercial Bank of Ethiopia announces the implementation of an electronic payment system [GuzoGo] in five languages).
Policy and Regulatory News
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