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What the numbers mean. Each piece tests one claim against published figures, and names every source and period.

4 items · October 21, 2026

  1. 01The claim
  2. 02The figure that tests it
  3. 03What it means, and for whom
  4. 04What would change the view
AnalysisEconomy · Diinagdee

Half of the record export year is gold, and that is the risk

Waggaa al-ergii rikardii keessaa walakkaan warqee dha; balaan isaas kanumaGold earned 53% of a US$10.7bn year. A basket that narrow moves with one price and one channel.The Ensight desk · October 21, 2026Read the analysis
Chart · US$ billionGoods exports, year to 7 July 2026
  1. Gold5.65
  2. Coffee3
  3. Everything else2.05

Source: Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration; "everything else" is an Ensight calculation

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Markets · Gabaawwan
US$1.06bnEnsight, from National Bank, Diaspora Service and IFAD figures
AnalysisMarkets · Gabaawwan

Remittances out-earn gold, and the two official counts differ by US$1.06bn

Ergaan maallaqaa warqee caala; lakkoofsonni lamaan doolaara biiliyoona 1.06'n garaagara

Money sent home beats any single export. How much of it there is depends on which count you read.

Ensight, from National Bank, Diaspora Service and IFAD figures · October 20, 2026
Banking · Baankii
+0.9ppEnsight, from National Bank and Statistical Service figures
AnalysisBanking · Baankii

A policy rate 0.9 points above inflation: how tight is 16%?

Dhalli imaammataa qaala'iinsa gatii qabxii 0.9'n caala: 16% hammam cimaa dha?

The real policy rate is barely positive. The monthly pace says more about where prices are heading.

Ensight, from National Bank and Statistical Service figures · October 19, 2026
Infrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa
ETB 50.37bnEnsight, from Ethiopian Electric Power figures
AnalysisInfrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa

The miners pay the power bill, and the rains decide for how long

Warri albuudaa kaffaltii humnaa kaffalu; hammam akka itti fufu roobatu murteessa

Data miners out-paid the domestic supplier last year. A cut to 23% of contract tests that model.

Ensight, from Ethiopian Electric Power figures · October 18, 2026