Kuus-jechootaa
Kuus-jechootaa GuutuuKuusaa sharafa alaa
Reserves
Sharafa alaa fi warqee baankiin giddugaleessaa qabu, al-galchii kaffaluu fi maallaqa biyyaa eeguuf. Yeroo baay'ee ji'oota al-galchii meeqa kaffaluu akka danda'uun lakkaa'ama.
The foreign currency and gold a central bank holds, to pay for imports and defend the currency. Often counted as the months of imports they would cover.
Dhuma bara baajataa 2025/26: al-galchii ji'a 2.1 (Baankii Biyyoolessaa, fuula daataa Ensight irratti).
2.1 months of imports at the end of fiscal year 2025/26 (National Bank, on Ensight's data page).
Itoophiyaatti
Al-galchii ji'a sadii kaffaluu danda'uun safartuu nageenyaa beekamaadha. Itoophiyaan waggoota hedduuf kanaa gadi turte; kunis sababa sharafni alaa gadi dhiisuu dura qoodamaa tureef keessaa tokko.
Three months of imports is the common rule of thumb for safety. Ethiopia has been below it for years, which is part of why foreign exchange was rationed before the float.
Gabaasota jecha kanaan fayyadaman
3Ergaan maallaqaa warqee caala; lakkoofsonni lamaan doolaara biiliyoona 1.06'n garaagara
Remittances out-earn gold, and the two official counts differ by US$1.06bnMaallaqni gara biyyaatti ergamu al-ergii kamiyyuu caala. Hammam akka ta'e garuu lakkoofsa ati dubbistu irratti hundaa'a.
Ensight, from National Bank, Diaspora Service and IFAD figures · Onkololeessa 20, 2026
Kurmuk warqee jalqabaa baasuuf qophaa'uu beeksise
Kurmuk notifies the ministry that its first gold pour is imminentKurmuk Gold Mine, kan Allied Gold Kanaadaa, warqee jalqabaa baasuuf qophaa'uu isaa Ministeera Albuudaatti hime. Awunsii miiliyoona 2.7 qaba; waggaa jalqabaatti 240,000–270,000 kaa'e. Waggaa darbe tanaa 44.067 keessaa 40.86 warra harkaan qotan irraa dhufe.
Capital Newspaper; Ministry of Mines · Fulbaana 17, 2026
Lakkoofsi ergaa maallaqaa lama torban tokko keessatti bahe; wal hin simne
Two remittance figures land a week apart and do not agreeTajaajilli Diyaaspooraa Itoophiyaa, ragaa Baankii Biyyoolessaa eeruun, waggaa hanga Adoolessa 7'tti ergaan maallaqaa doolaara biiliyoona 8.2 ta'uu gabaase; bara dura 7.1 ture. Guyyaa ja'a booda IFAD biiliyoona 7.14 galmeesse. Qaamni tokkoyyuu walsimsiisa hin maxxansine.
Ethiopian Diaspora Service; IFAD · Fulbaana 15, 2026