Addis Abeba, January 02/2019 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said a joint forum led by Ambassador Girma Biru, macroeconomic advisor to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, was established with a specific task of tackling challenges of attracting Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Ethiopia. Speaking at the opening of a panel …

Addis Abeba, November 13/2019 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and Awash Bank have announced a new partnership that will make up to US $6.4 million in financing available to microfinance institutions and small- and medium-sized agricultural businesses in Ethiopia, according to a statement from the US Embassy …

Addis Abeba, December 11/2018 – In a statement issued today by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the IMF said the Ethiopian government and the IMF staff team “reached preliminary agreement,” subject to approval by the Fund’s Executive Board, on policies that could constitute the basis for Ethiopia’s new program supported …