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How Indebted Is Ethiopia? The 40.4% Headline and the Reality Behind It
- August 1, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Business News, Economy, Featured Articles
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The 40.4% ratio measures how much the government owes compared with total economic output. It does not show whether Ethiopia has enough foreign exchange, export revenue or fiscal revenue to meet payments when due.
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Ethiopia Has Interest-Free Banks—But Does It Yet Have an Islamic Financial Ecosystem?
- July 31, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Featured Articles, Finance & accounting
Ethiopia has expanded interest-free banking, but banks alone do not constitute a complete Islamic financial ecosystem. This article examines the eight institutional building blocks required to connect interest-free banking with Sukuk, capital markets, liquidity management, Takaful, regulation, investors and digital innovation.
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Building an Islamic Finance and Capital-Market Ecosystem in Ethiopia
- July 30, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Business News, Featured Articles
Islamic finance is no longer a specialised financial segment confined to Muslim-majority economies. It is a global industry covering banking, capital markets, investment funds, insurance and social-finance instruments. The Islamic Financial Services Board estimated total global Islamic financial-services assets at USD 3.88 trillion in 2024, an increase of 14.9% from 2023. Islamic banking represented
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Ethiopia’s Next Reform Phase: Expected Tax, Monetary, Financial and Structural Changes
- July 21, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Economy, Featured Articles
On 1 July 2026, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund completed the Fifth Review of Ethiopia’s 48-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement. Completion of the review allows Ethiopia to access SDR 342.05 million, equivalent to approximately US$464 million. This brings total disbursements under the programme to approximately US$2.647 billion.
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Commentary: በኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ የገንዘብ ፖሊሲ ላይ የተሰጠ ግላዊ ሀሳብ
- July 14, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Category: Featured Articles
ሐምሌ 6 ቀን 2018 የኢትዮጵያ ብሔራዊ ባንክ የገንዘብ ፖሊሲ ኮሚቴ ቁጥር 7 ስብሰባን ተከትሎ ባወጣው ጋዜጣዊ መግለጫ መሠረት፣ ሌሎች ጉዳዮች እንደተጠበቁ ሆነው የብድር ጣሪያን ሙሉ ለሙሉ ማንሳቱንና የፖሊሲ ወለድ ምጣኔውን ከ15% ወደ 16% ማሳደጉን ገልጿል።
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NBE Removes Credit Cap and Raises Interest Rate: Ethiopia Shifts to Market-Based Monetary Control
- July 14, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Business News, Economy, Featured Articles
The National Bank of Ethiopia has made one of its most consequential monetary-policy decisions since the launch of the country’s macroeconomic reform programme in July 2024. At its seventh Monetary Policy Committee meeting, the central bank removed the quantitative ceiling on bank credit growth and simultaneously increased the National Bank Rate by one percentage point, from 15 percent to 16 percent.
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Ethiopia’s Solar Export Boom Draws U.S. Tariff-Evasion Scrutiny
- June 11, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Business News, Featured Articles
Ethiopia’s solar export boom shows the country’s growing potential in higher-value manufacturing. But rising U.S. scrutiny over possible tariff circumvention also highlights the need for stronger compliance, transparent sourcing, and credible rules-of-origin documentation.
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Ethiopia Investment Forum 2026 – Day 2: From Investor Experience to $13.1 Billion in Commitments
- March 27, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Business News, Featured Articles, Investmnet
The second and final day of Ethiopia’s 4th Invest in Ethiopia High-Level Business Forum marked a clear transition from dialogue to delivery. The discussions moved beyond policy framing and focused on real investment experiences, infrastructure readiness, and concrete outcomes—culminating in investment agreements worth $13.1 billion across priority sectors.
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Ethiopia Investment Forum 2026: From Reform to Execution
- March 26, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Featured Articles, Investmnet
Ethiopia’s 4th Invest in Ethiopia High-Level Business Forum marks a clear shift from policy reform to execution. Organized by the Ethiopian Investment Commission with key government and development partners, the forum focuses on aligning investment with bankable, high-impact sectors.
Under the theme “Ethiopia Ready for Business,” the emphasis is on delivering projects, strengthening coordination, and accelerating investment into sectors that can transform the economy and reduce reliance on imports.
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Ethiopia’s Electric Vehicle Market Accelerates After Fossil-Fuel Import Ban
- February 20, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Economy, Featured Articles
Ethiopia’s 2024 ban on fossil-fuel vehicle imports has triggered a sharp rise in electric vehicle adoption. Backed by hydropower and competitive Chinese EV pricing, the country is reshaping its transport market.
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Ethiopia Unveils Major Liberalization of Foreign Exchange Rules
- February 11, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Economy, Featured Articles
The National Bank of Ethiopia’s new directive relaxes long-standing FX restrictions, allowing exporters full retention of earnings, expanding access for businesses and individuals, and simplifying cross-border payments. These measures are expected to boost liquidity, strengthen market confidence, and create a more predictable environment for trade, investment, and digital commerce.
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Ethiopia–Brazil Economic Cooperation Forum 2026: A New Chapter for South–South Partnership
- February 6, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Business News, Featured Articles
The 2026 Ethiopia–Brazil Economic Cooperation Forum convened more than 130 Brazilian companies and delegates in Addis Ababa—one of the largest Brazilian business missions to the Horn of Africa to date. Hosted at the Skylight Hotel, the forum underscored the growing strategic alignment between the two countries in agriculture, logistics, energy, and industrial development.
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Opinion | The Afreximbank–Fitch Rift Signals a Larger Problem in How Africa Is Rated — Ethiopia Included
- January 31, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Featured Articles
Afreximbank’s recent break with Fitch Ratings highlights a broader problem in how African institutions are judged by global credit-rating models. The methodologies often understate regional strengths and overlook ongoing reforms—a pattern Ethiopia has also faced in its own sovereign ratings. The episode reinforces a simple point: Africa must improve fundamentals, but it must also ensure that the global system evaluating those fundamentals reflects African realities.
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Ethiopia’s Investment Incentives Regulation No. /2018: A Shift Toward Performance-Based and Capital-Driven Investment Policy
- January 21, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
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Ethiopia and Japan Call for Deeper Trade and Investment Partnership
- January 13, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Featured Articles
The Ethio–Japan Business Forum will be held on January 13, 2026, at Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa. The forum serves as a high-level platform to strengthen economic cooperation between Ethiopia and Japan, bringing together policymakers, investors, business leaders, and development partners.
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Trade Delegation to Visit Ethiopia for Multi-Sector Cooperation Talks
- January 13, 2026
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Business News, Featured Articles
A high-level Turkish trade delegation is scheduled to arrive in Addis Ababa this week to explore expanded commercial cooperation with Ethiopia
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Ethiopia and China Sign Protocol to Enable Permanent Cassava Exports
- November 28, 2025
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Articles, Business News
Ethiopia and China have signed a new agreement allowing permanent export of Ethiopian cassava to the Chinese market. The deal sets the required phytosanitary and quality standards and opens a major opportunity for farmers, processors, and platforms like OmoAddis to supply one of the world’s largest cassava importers.
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Foreign Investor Secures Ethiopia’s First Gas Retail License Under New Directive
- November 20, 2025
- Posted by: Samson
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Ethiopia issues its first gas retail license to a foreign–Ethiopian joint venture under Directive No. 1082/2025, opening the fuel retail market to foreign investors. Ethio Natural Gas Marketing and Distribution PLC will distribute locally produced LNG, marking a major step in Ethiopia’s trade liberalization and energy sector reform.
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Safeguarding Ethiopia’s Capital Market: A Detailed Examination of ECMA’s AML/CFT Guideline
- November 4, 2025
- Posted by: Samson
- Category: Featured Articles
The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority’s November 2025 guidance underscores that the securities industry can be exploited both to launder illicit funds and to generate illicit profits through activities such as market manipulation and insider trading. Despite this risk, suspicious transaction reports (STRs) from the sector have historically been relatively low. To address this gap, the guideline mandates a documented risk‑based approach: market intermediaries must identify money‑laundering risks by customer type, product and transaction, review these assessments regularly and focus attention on higher‑risk relationships.
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Alternative Minimum / Turnover-Based Minimum Tax in Africa: How Ethiopia’s AMT Compares.
- November 3, 2025
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Featured Articles, Finance & accounting
Ethiopia’s Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), effective July 8 2025, marks a structural shift in African corporate taxation. Set at 2.5 percent of turnover, it ensures that companies contribute a baseline tax even when incentives or losses reduce their profit-based liability. This makes Ethiopia’s AMT one of the highest minimum-tax floors in Africa, exceeded only by Sierra Leone’s 3 percent rate.
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Ethiopia’s Digital Payments Surge Beyond 17 Trillion Birr in FY 2017
- November 3, 2025
- Posted by: Samson
- Categories: Business News, Featured Articles
Ethiopia’s digital payment ecosystem recorded an unprecedented expansion in the 2017 fiscal year, exceeding 17.7 trillion birr in total transactions. Mobile banking accounted for over 76% of the total, reflecting a rapid shift from traditional ATMs and POS to mobile-based platforms such as TeleBirr and digital wallets. The trend highlights Ethiopia’s accelerating transition toward a cash-light economy, driven by improved connectivity, financial inclusion, and fintech innovation.
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