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The Financial Sector Showing Healthy Growth, Says PM Abiy

The performance of the financial sector in Ethiopia has been showing positive growth over the past six months, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed stated.

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African Leaders To Discuss Africa’s Resilient Growth During AFC’s 3rd Country, Stakeholder Symposium

its drive to reinforce commitment and partnership with stakeholders, the Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), the continent’s leading infrastructure solutions provider, will convene the 3rd edition of its Country and Stakeholder Symposium on the 4th of April 2023.

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IMF Staff In Addis Ababa For New Funding Talks

International Monetary Fund says its team is conducting technical work in Addis Ababa in preparation for a potential IMF-supported program for Ethiopia.

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Economists Pin Hope On Measures To Second Homegrown Economic Reform

The entry of foreign banks with immense capital is a catalyst to the success of the second Homegrown Economic Reform (HGER) that aims to enhance economic dynamism, experts in the area said.

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Ethiopia’s FDI Inflows In Better Shape

Following the peace agreement, Ethiopia’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) flows have been steadily increasing , the Ministry of Finance (MoF) said.

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Free Trade Zone To Enhance Investment, Continental Integration

Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone, the first of its kind in Ethiopia, has become promising in boosting Ethiopia’s economy, investment and regional economic integration, GCS so disclosed

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ETHIOPIA TAMRIT' EXpo To Be Held Next Month

Ministry of Industry has Launched 'ETHIOPIA TAMRIT' EXpo 2023 which will be held from May 6 -May 10 in Addis Ababa at the Millennium Hall with a view to widening the market destinations of Ethiopian manufacturing products across the global.

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Gov’t Committed To Support, Encourage Textile Investment

The government is committed to support and encourage textile investment activities in Ethiopia, State Minister of Finance Semereta Sewasew said.

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IFRS Compliant Financial Statement Pivotal to Participate in Capital Market, Says Authority Director-General

Having the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Compliant Financial Statement Would Be Beneficial To Participate In The Capital Market, A According To The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA).

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UNECA Report Reveals Hope Of Growth For Africa’s GDP

Africa’s GDP will expand by 3.9 percent in 2023, up from 3.6 percent in 2022 according to projections made by the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA).

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Invest In Ethiopia 2023: Your Gateway To Ethiopian Markets And Investments

Invest Ethiopia 2023, the leading investment conference in Ethiopia, is scheduled to be held at the Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa from April 26th to April 28th. The event, organized by the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), will bring together government officials, policymakers, and investors to discuss investment opportunities in Ethiopia and explore partnership opportunities.

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ECA Supporting Ethiopia To Diversify Its Rich Tourism Sector

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) stated that it is cooperating with Ethiopia in many ways and especially supporting the country to diversify its rich tourism sector.

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Experts Stress Practical, Innovative Ways To Accelerate Inclusive Economic Transformation In Africa

Practical and innovative ways to accelerate inclusive economic transformation in Africa took center stage in a session to review progress and set a new agenda in the implementation of the Doha and Vienna programme of action in Africa at the expert’s segment of the 55th Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning & Economic Development.

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Ethiopia Secures $702mln From Seven-Month Coffee Export

Ethiopian seven-month coffee export earnings showed an increase but failed to hit the target for the period, according to a sector regulator.

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Ethiopia Foresees 6 bln. USD From FDI

The Ethiopia Investment Commission (EIC) revealed a plan to attract six billion USD from foreign direct investment (FDI) in the current fiscal year whilst attention is given to export-oriented manufacturing industries.

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Africa’s Average GDP Growth To Stabilize In 2023-2024.

African economies remain resilient with a stable outlook in 2023-2024, despite the tightening global financial conditions, the African Development Bank has projected in a new report.

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Pakistani Business Delegation To Explore Opportunities In Ethiopia

A business delegation consisting of more than 80 Pakistani investors is to visit Ethiopia starting from next Sunday to explore business and investment opportunities.

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Ambassador Lakizadeh Says There Are Lot Of Untapped Trade, Economic Opportunities Between Ethiopia & Iran

Iran's Ambassador to Ethiopia Samad Ali Lakizadeh said there are a lot of untapped trade and economic opportunities between the two countries.

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Over 20 Investors Express Interest To Acquire Ethiopian Sugar Factories

More than two dozen companies have submitted an expression of interest (EoI) to participate in the ongoing privatization of Ethiopian Sugar Enterprises, authorities announced on Friday.

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Govt, Hungary-Based Firm Discuss JV To Invest In Energy Sector

Ethiopian ministers on Friday discussed a possible joint venture with the Hungary-based Equilibrium Capital to invest in the energy sector.

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Public Enterprises’ Asset Hits Over One Trillion Birr Mark

Public enterprises have been playing a leading role in Ethiopia’s economic growth and acquiring over one trillion Birr in total assets, Public Enterprises Holding and Administration Agency (PEHAA) announced.

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Ethiopian Investment Commission Becomes Official Member of WAIPA

The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) has become an official member of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA).

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Ethiopia, China Agree To Continue Exploring New Strategic Investment Areas

The Ethiopian delegation met with key Chinese financial institutions and creditors during the recent official visit to Beijing

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Gebeya Inc Partners Mastercard Foundation To Equip Ethiopia’s Future Entrepreneurs

Gebeya Inc., a Pan-African Talent Marketplace headquartered in Addis Ababa, and the Mastercard Foundation have announced a new program dubbed ‘Mesirat‘, or ‘to work’ in Amharic, in a bid to equip 100 Ethiopian entrepreneurs with their own multi-sided gig marketplaces.

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EIC & East Africa Holding Agree On Industrial Development

The Ethiopian Investment Commission and East African Holding have reached an agreement on an industrial park which will be built by East African in Bishoftu. The parties signed the agreement on February 24, 2023.

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NBE Sees ‘Great Potential’ in Ties With Chinese Central Bank

National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) Governor Mamo Mihretu met with the Director General of the People’s Bank of China, Jin Zhongxia, on Thursday to discuss bilateral relations.

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African Dev’t Bank Supporting Operations With 1.3 Billion USD In Ethiopia, Says President

Addis Ababa /ENA/ February 24/2023 The African Development Bank (AfDB) has operations, largely in the energy, transport, water and sanitation, and infrastructure, worth about 1.3 billion USD in Ethiopia, African Development Bank Group President Adesina said.

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Debra Birhan To Enable 24 Factories Start Production In The Coming Fiscal Year

Debre Birhan city announced that it was working to enable 24 industries start production within the second half of the current fiscal year. The city made the same announcement in November last year.

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Ethiopia: Authorizing Finalizing Preparation To Launch The Ethiopian Capital

Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) announced that it was finalizing preparations to launch the Ethiopian Capital Market. The Authority has already issued 8 draft regulations and directives on the capital market for public consultation. It is also drafting other directives which will be enacted in the near future.

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AfCFTA Will Fundamentally Transform Coffee Commodity Market Of Africa: IACO Secretary General

Addis Ababa (ENA) February 23/2023 The continental free trade area framework is an opportunity that would fundamentally transform the African coffee commodity market.

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Ethiopian Investment Commission Secures 2 bln USD FDI In Half- Year

The Ethiopian Investment Commission announced that it has secured 2 billion USD Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) over the past six months of this Ethiopian fiscal year.

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EIC Makes Pitch For Pakistani Investors

A delegation of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) made an official visit to Pakistan to promote opportunities as the two countries take steps to boost their trade and economic ties.

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Ethiopia To Get Chinese Zero-Tariff Preferential Export Arrangement

Chinese Zero-Tariff preferential treatment for 98 percent of Ethiopian export items will take effect as of March 1 this year. China sees tangible benefit for Ethiopia from its new program.

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Effective AfCFTA Implementation Will Boost Africa’s Economy

Acting Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Antonio Pedro, has urged African nations to accelerate implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) in order to become more resilient and globally competitive.

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Oromia Bank Embarks ‘Center Of Excellence’ Construction.

Oromia bank started the construction a Center of Excellence and convention center for banking students and experts alike.

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Afro-China Relationship As Trade Reaches All-Time High

Trade between China and Africa reached an all-time high of 282 billion dollars this year, as the modern China-Africa relationship nears 70 years old. The figure reflects a rise of 11pc from the previous year, which was also a record back then.

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Oromia Public Enterprise Buys Ayka Addis Textile

The Oromia Public Enterprise is edging closer to bagging Ayka Addis Textile Factory for 1.82 billion Br. The factory, 20Km west of Addis Abeba, in Alemgena, Oromia Regional State, has been idle under the management of the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) from late 2018 following the default of two billion Birr loans taken before it started operations.

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Ethiopia: Ministry Of Industry To Enable 179 Manufacturing Companies Restart Production

The Ministry of Industry (MoI) announced that it would enable 179 manufacturing companies that stopped working due to various problems to go back to business in the coming six months. Bank debts, shortage of inputs, and inability to meet tax obligations are some of the problems that drove the companies out of market.

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Ethiopia: IPDC Signs MOUS With Companies & Banks That Enter Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) inked memorandums of understanding with 8 manufacturing companies and four finance institutions which were ready to enter the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone

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Ethiopian Capital Market In The Making

The Ethiopia Capital Market Authority (ECMA) which was established in June 2022 is working to launch the Ethiopian Capital Market in two years. The regulatory framework for the capital market came into picture in 2021 when the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued the Capital Markets Proclamation No. 1248/2021.

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Invest Origins 2023 Forum Advances Ethiopia’s Global Outreach

The organizer of the “Invest Origins 2023” forum, which aims to promote Ethiopia’s prevailing investment opportunities for domestic and foreign investors, expressed the aim to utilize the session to accelerate the country’s global outreach.

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Ethiopian Investment Holdings Gets New CEO

ADDIS ABABA – Abdurehman Eid Tahir has been appointed to lead the government’s investment arm Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EHI).

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Govt Secures 225 Billion Birr In Six-Month Tax Revenue, A 31.8% Growth.

ADDIS ABABA – The government of Ethiopia has obtained over 225 billion Birr in tax and related revenues in the past six months, the sector’s top official disclosed on Wednesday.

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Ethiopia’s Economy To Grow

Addis Ababa (ENA) January 30/2023 The Council of Ministers, in the presence of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have begun evaluating performance, reviewing achievements against plans activities performed over the past six months.

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Ethiopia to liberalize the domestic airspace

The federal government has planned to end protection over the domestic aviation sector and allow foreign investors to participate, according to the draft document of the second Homegrown Economic Reform.

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Addis Ababa to host African economy ministers summit

The 55th Session of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Conference of African Ministers of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (CoM2023) is set to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia Attracting New Investors

On Tuesday, 17 January 2023 the delegation led by Arif Habib Group of Companies Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Muhammad Kashif met with Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) H.E Enginer Lelise Neme

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Investment Commission cooperates with Dubai Chamber

Ethiopian Investment Commission and Dubai International Chamber of Commerce Agree to Promote Ethiopia Together

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Ethiopia Eyes Institutional Investors

The Government of Ethiopia says it is working to attract institutional investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to explore investment opportunities in the east African country with about 120 million population.

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Ethiopia to get a Special Economic Zone

Special Economic Zone that is half the size of Addis Abeba and six folds Adama town is under construction with over .....

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Ethiopost Embarks on E-commerce to Foster Small Businesses

Ethiopost managers have upheld the responsibility of acquiring an e-commerce software application underlining the...

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Parliament Pass Foreign FinTechs to Operate Payment Systems

Foreign companies can operate in the national payment systems as Parliamentarians voted to revise the law enacted for th...

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Reforming Forex Regime Demands Foresight, Courage

In his recent question-time with members of Parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) painted a rosy picture of the economy that staggered even his ardent supporters. The Prime Minister claimed Ethiopia's economic pie grew to 127.6 billion dollars