ethiopia economy Stories

IMF raises Ethiopia's international reserves target after first review
Reuters  |  Nov 05, 2024

Ethiopia plans to reach a deal with bilateral creditors by year-end, the Fund said, followed by a deal with its Eurobond investors.

Ethiopia drafts Asset Recovery Bill in fight against economic crimes
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 26, 2024

The bill seeks to depress individuals engaging in illegal financial crimes like money laundering, human trafficking, and illicit financial activities...

Kenya's foreign direct investment falls despite digitisation measures
Vincent Ombati  |  Jun 26, 2024

Though the country witnessed a 65 per cent per cent flow increase, the FDI inflow declined from $1.59 billion (205 billion shillings) in 2022 to $1.5...

Somalia, Ethiopia to have stronger GDP growth this year - World Bank
Alfred Onyango  |  Jun 12, 2024

Somalia's gross domestic product growth pace has been set at 3.7 per cent, compared to 3.1 per cent last year, while Ethiopia's was 7.0 per cent, 0.2...

Ethiopia poised for 7.9 per cent economic growth amid agricultural, industrial gains
Hanifa Adan  |  May 21, 2024

The nation has seen a substantial increase in agricultural productivity over the last nine months, with an additional harvest of one billion kgs of ma...

Ethiopia to open up real estate to foreign buyers
AFP  |  Mar 24, 2024

The announcement came as Africa's second most populous country, with about 120 million people, seeks to shore up its finances.

Climate change could worsen poverty in Ethiopia, World Bank warns
Amina Wako  |  Mar 05, 2024

The report underlines the critical need for reforms to keep an additional 3.7 million Ethiopians from sliding into poverty over the next 25 years.

Ethiopia's wealth to grow at 5th fastest rate in BRICS
Ibrahim Omar  |  Jan 31, 2024

Ethiopia’s wealth will grow 75 per cent between 2023 and 2024, according to the inaugural BRICS Wealth Report released Wednesday by London-based inves...

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