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StockMarket.et
The National Bank of Ethiopia allocated USD 125 million in Foreign Exchange Auction No. 27 at a cut-off rate of 160.2070 birr per U.S. dollar, against total bids of USD 170.51 million.
DW Amharic
የማዕከላዊ ባንክ የዶላር አቅርቦት በአፍሪካ ከፍተኛ ተብለው ከሚጠቀሱ አንዱ ቢባልለትም ባለፉት ስምንት ወራት ውስጥ ብቻ ብር ከዶላር አንጻር በ3.7 በመቶ ግድም ተዳክሟል፡፡
Birr Metrics
Domestic investors accounted for 84 percent of newly approved projects in IPDC-run industrial parks and special economic zones last year, marking a significant change in an industrial-development model historically built around attracting foreign manufacturers. Ethiopian investors accounted for more than eight in every 10 new projects approved in state-run...
BBC Amharic
በአገራዊ ምክክሩ ላይ ከተሳተፉ የፖለቲካ ፓርቲዎች አንዱ የሆነው ኢዜማ፣ በቀጣይ የምክክር ሂደቱ ምዕራፎች መተግበር አለባቸው ያላቸውን አምስት ማሳሰቢያዎች ዛሬ ረቡዕ ነሐሴ 20/2018 ዓ.ም በሰጠው መግለጫ ይፋ አደረገ። ኢዜማ፣ ተመካካሪዎች በሙሉ ድጋፍ ያልፈረሙባቸውን ምክረ-ሐሳቦች እንደማይቀበል በመግለጫው ላይ አስታውቋል።
Birr Metrics
Ethiopia is set to establish a new autonomous competition authority, restoring independent institutional oversight of market competition as the country opens more sectors of its economy to private and foreign investors, BirrMetrics has learnt. The new authority is expected to assume competition-regulation functions currently exercised within the Ministry of...
The Reporter
The United States has voiced support for African Union High Representative Olusegun Obasanjo’s efforts to engage Ethiopian and Tigrayan leaders following his visit to Mekelle on Monday, amid rising political tensions and reports of renewed clashes. US Ambassador to Ethiopia Ervin Massinga and Chargé d’Affaires of the US Mission to the African Union Walter...
Birr Metrics
Annual inflation accelerated to 15.3 per cent in July, up from 13.7 per cent a year earlier, as price pressures strengthened across both food and non-food categories, according to the latest data from the Ethiopian Statistical Service. Food and non-alcoholic beverages inflation reached 15.7 per cent year-on-year, while non-food inflation stood at 14.8 per...
StockMarket.et
Tsedey Bank and Eagle Lion System Technology Group have signed a joint venture agreement aimed at modernizing the distribution of agricultural inputs through digital technology.
Birr Metrics
Women account for 41 per cent of Ethiopia’s primary school teachers but hold only 7 per cent of principal positions, highlighting a sharp gender gap in the country’s education leadership, according to a new national report. The study by UNICEF Innocenti, the International Institute for Education Planning (IIEP-UNESCO) and Ethiopia’s Ministry of Education...
BBC Amharic
