The week of September 29 - October 6, 2020
Macroeconomic News
- Ethiopia sets focus on improving ease of doing business.
- New Dev’t Plan Need to Focus on Fixing Economic Inequality, Parties told Planning body.
- Ethiopia’s export will show a 14 percent growth this year: Report.
- World Bank Approves $400mln to Support Urban Poor in Ethiopia.
- Trade Envoy Vows To Seek Options For Mutual Benefits Of Ethiopia, UK In Trade, Investment.
- The pros and cons of the currency change.
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Tadjoura Port of Djibouti begins serving Ethiopia.
- MIDROC Settles 1.5b Br Overdue Payment.
- BGI, Habesha launch new products.
- SMEs Pave Road to Industrialisation.
- Reforming the logistics sector.
- Nat’l Transport & Logistics Policies, Non-Motorized Transport Strategy Launched.
- Ethiopia Oil and Gas Market Size, Status and Forecast 2020-2026.
- “Addis Ababa to Board Electric Buses”.
- Ethiopian Electric Power Inaugurates Power Stations Built with 53.7 Mln USD.
- Assela Wind Farm project in Ethiopia enters construction phase.
- Ministry Encourages Use of Electric Vehicles to Minimize Pollution.
- Ethiopia Plans Full Electrification by 2025.
- Ethiopia’s Renewable Energy Goals.
- Factory Secures over 1 Mn USD from Avocado Oil Export.
- Gold Exports surge after Crackdown on Smuggling.
- የመኪና አስመጪዎች መገጣጠሚያ ኢትዮጲያ ውስጥ ለማስጀመር ጥያቄ አቀረቡ (Car importers request to start assembly plant in Ethiopia).
- Manufacturing industry key for realizing homegrown economic reform.
- ምርት ገበያ 42 ቢሊዮን ብር የሚጠጋ የሽያጭ ሒሳብ ማስተላለፉን አስታወቀ (ECX transacts over 42bn Birr through it’s trading system).
- New $305mln Program to Build Ethiopian Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change.
- Ethiopia allocates over 900 mln USD in funding for food security, agriculture.
- Nutrition sensitive agriculture, efficient food system; issues of priority for Ethiopia.
- Agency tables 11 public enterprises for privatization.
- Public Enterprises Bag a Combined 300bln birr Revenue in a Year.
- Agency Bags 55 Billion in Profit.
- SoE revenue falls short of target.
- Government leaning towards a hybrid model for Ethio-Telecom bid.
- Ethio telecom to launch mobile money.
- ኢትዮ ቴሌኮም ከመሠረተ ልማት ኪራይ8 ቢሊዮን ዶላር ለመሰብሰብ አቅዷል (Ethio Telecom plans to raise $ 1.8 billion from infrastructure rent).
- ኢትዮ ቴሌኮም ከ7 ቢሊዮን ብር ገቢ 28 ቢሊዮን ብር አተረፈ (Ethio Telecom made 28bn Birr profit from 47.7bn Birr revenue).
- Tech Firms Raises Concerns over Capacity of Existing Telecom Infrastructure.
- Private Sector Discusses Ethio Telecom Market Reform.
- Ethiopian Airlines Unveils COVID-19 Global Insurance Cover.
- Ethiopian Airlines Rides out Pandemic on Strength of Cargo Boom.
- Ethiopian Airlines rides out pandemic on strength of cargo boom.
- South Africa Told to Look to Ethiopia to Rescue Its Airline.
- Ethiopian Airlines Willing To Supply SAA With Planes And Pilots: CEO.
- First Batch of Mentors Join Business Arena.
- Government Revenue Increase by 25% since the Launch of the Electronic Customs Management System.
- Germany Offers €100 Mln to Support Ethiopia’s COVID-19 MSPRP.
- Facebook Introduces Program To Support Small Businesses In Ethiopia.
- Efforts for augmenting tourism potential.
- Document authentication as a means of transaction control in Ethiopia.
Financial News
- Deutsche Bank sees Ethiopia’s delayed polls as a trigger for entry.
- Policy Bank Mobilises $305m to Finance MFIs.
- CBE to hire consultants for new strategy, structure.
- Civil Service Commission Digitises Services.
- ዘመን ባንክ በኢትዮጵያ ምርት ገበያ በክፍያ ፈጻሚነት መሳተፍ የሚያስችለውን ዕውቅና አገኘ (Zemen Bank get green light to participate in the ECX’s trading system).
- Bringing Home the Money: 14 Billion Br Down, 99 Billion more to Go.
Policy and Regulatory News
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