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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.
Ensight, from Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Mines figures · October 21, 2026Remittances out-earn gold, and the two official counts differ by US$1.06bn
Ergaan maallaqaa warqee caala; lakkoofsonni lamaan doolaara biiliyoona 1.06'n garaagaraMoney 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, 2026A 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, 2026The miners pay the power bill, and the rains decide for how long
Warri albuudaa kaffaltii humnaa kaffalu; hammam akka itti fufu roobatu murteessaData 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