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Economy · Diinagdee
53%Ensight, from Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Mines figures
XiinxalaEconomy · Diinagdee

Galii alergii keessaa walakkaan warqee qofa ta'uun maaliif yaaddoo ta'e?

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

Galii al-ergii $10.7B keessaa 53% warqeedha, kunis gatii fi dhiyeessii tokkicharratti hirkata.

Ensight, from Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Mines figures · Onkololeessa 21, 2026
Markets · Gabaawwan
US$1.06bnEnsight, from National Bank, Diaspora Service and IFAD figures
XiinxalaMarkets · Gabaawwan

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

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

Maallaqni 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
Banking · Baankii
+0.9ppEnsight, from National Bank and Statistical Service figures
XiinxalaBanking · Baankii

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

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

Dhalli imaammataa dhugaa xiqqoo qofaan pozatiivii dha. Saffisni ji'aa gatiin eessa akka deemu caalaatti agarsiisa.

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

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

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

Bara darbe warri albuuda dijitaalaa sirna ibsaa biyya keessaa caalaa kaffalan. Gara 23%'tti hir'isuun moodela kana qora.

Ensight, from Ethiopian Electric Power figures · Onkololeessa 18, 2026
Cast gold bars, of the kind a first pour produces.
Szaaman · Public domain
Economy · Diinagdee

Kurmuk warqee jalqabaa baasuuf qophaa'uu beeksise

Kurmuk notifies the ministry that its first gold pour is imminent

Kurmuk 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
A farmer reaches up to check the coffee cherries on a branch
DFID - UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0
Agriculture · Qonna

Bunni Gujii gatii rikardii ga'e

A Guji lot sets a coffee record at the online specialty auction

Abbaan Taayitaa Bunaa fi Shaayii gatii rikardii kiiloo tokkoon doolaara 2,376, gara birrii 380,000, gabaase. Bunni waggaa hanga Adoolessa 7'tti doolaara biiliyoona 3 galche. Seerri bosonaa Awurooppaa Muddee 30 irraa hojiirra oola.

Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority · Fulbaana 16, 2026
Three bank ATMs side by side in a hotel lobby
ProtoplasmaKid · CC BY 4.0
Banking · Baankii

Baankiin mootummaa herrega Fayda waliin walqabsiisuuf guyyaa kaa'e

The state bank sets a November deadline to link accounts to Fayda

Baankiin Daldala Itoophiyaa hanga Sadaasa 9'tti herrega eenyummeessaa biyyoolessaa waliin walqabsiisuu akka qaban maamiltootatti hime. Guyyaan kun dameewwan Finfinnee, Dirre Dawaa, naannoo Hararii fi magaalota 24 biroon alatti argamaniif. Galmeen Faaydaa Hagayya 24'tti miiliyoona 49.1 ga'e.

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia · Fulbaana 16, 2026
Rows of cryptocurrency mining machines on blue metal shelving in a warehouse
Marco Krohn · CC BY-SA 4.0
Infrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa

Humni Elektirikii warra albuuda dijitaalaa 98% irraa gara 23%'tti hir'ise

Electric Power cuts the data miners from 98% of contract to 23%

Humni Elektirikii Itoophiyaa dhiheessii dhaabbilee albuuda dijitaalaatiif kennamu qabxii 75'n hir'ise; sababiin isaa hanqina bishaanii ti. Oomishni humnaa 96% bishaan irraa dhufa. Ilaalchi haaraan Onkololeessatti ta'a.

Ethiopian Electric Power, via Bloomberg · Fulbaana 15, 2026
An Ethiopian one-birr banknote from 1998
Flosegura · CC0
Economy · Diinagdee

Lakkoofsi ergaa maallaqaa lama torban tokko keessatti bahe; wal hin simne

Two remittance figures land a week apart and do not agree

Tajaajilli 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
The Tekeze hydropower reservoir between steep canyon walls
Jan Nyssen · CC BY-SA 4.0
Infrastructure · Bu'uuraalee Misoomaa

Ergi humnaa gara Keeniyaa Muddee irraa dachaa lama ta'a

Power exports to Kenya double at peak from December

Humni Elektirikii Itoophiyaa Muddee 2026 irraa erga fiixee gara Keeniyaa meegaawaatii 200 irraa gara 400 ol guddisa. Sararri kiiloomeetira 1,045 doolaara biiliyoona 1.26'n ijaarame. Waggaa darbe al-ergiin daangaa ce'u miiliyoona 140 galche.

Ethiopian Electric Power; Capital Newspaper · Fulbaana 15, 2026
The Addis Ababa skyline lit up at night
Abshewaga · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banking · Baankii

Guyyaan kaappitaalaa darbe; eenyu akka guute hin maxxanfamne

The bank capital deadline passed on 30 June and nobody has published the roll call

Baankiin Itoophiyaa hundi hanga Waxabajjii 30'tti kaappitaala kaffalame birrii biiliyoona 5 qabaachuu qaba ture. Torban kudha tokko booda, baankiiwwan soddomii tokko keessaa eenyu akka guute hin maxxanfamne.

National Bank of Ethiopia; The Reporter · Fulbaana 12, 2026
A fan of US hundred-dollar banknotes on a wooden table
Milad Mosapoor · Public domain
Markets · Gabaawwan

Gurgurtaan sharafaa yeroo jalqabaaf hin guutamne

The foreign exchange auction misses its offer for the first time

Gurgurtaa 28ffaa irratti Baankiin Biyyoolessaa doolaara miiliyoona 125 dhiheesse; 120 qofa gurgure. Erga bu'aan maxxanfamuu eegalee yeroo jalqabaa ti. Giddu-galeessi 160.5357; kan xiqqaan 158.35. Torban afur dura dhiheessi miiliyoona 470 ture.

National Bank of Ethiopia; Capital Newspaper · Fulbaana 9, 2026
Traders and shoppers among vegetable stalls at Merkato, Addis Ababa
Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0
Economy · Diinagdee

Dabalinsi gatii gara 15.1%'tti laafe

Inflation eases to 15.1%, the second highest print of this cycle

Gatiin waggaa hanga Hagayyaatti 15.1% dabale; Adoolessa keessa 15.3% ture. Nyaanni 14.9%, kan nyaataan ala 15.4%; barnootni 25.3%. Ji'aa gara ji'aatti 0.9% qofa. Koreen Imaammata Maallaqaa dhuma Fulbaanaa walga'a; dhalli 16% dha.

Ethiopian Statistical Service · Fulbaana 9, 2026
Ethio Telecom’s headquarters building above traffic on an Addis Ababa street
Oliversum · CC BY-SA 4.0
Technology · Teeknooloojii

Itiyoo Telekoom karoora bara 2026/27 kaa'e; bu'aa jalqabaas waadaa gale

Ethio Telecom sets a 2026/27 plan and promises a first dividend

Dhaabbatichi galii birrii biiliyoona 295 fi maamiltoota miiliyoona 96.2 kaa'e. Buufanni 4G 6,924 irraa gara 11,014 guddata. Qooda-fudhattoota haaraa 47,377'f bu'aan jalqabaa bara kana biiliyoona 34.5. Galiin waggaa biiliyoona 215.8, dabalinsa 33.2%.

Ethio Telecom; Addis Fortune · Fulbaana 9, 2026
The headquarters of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa.
Varavour · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banking · Baankii

Herregni sakatta'ame bara isaa osoo hin ibsin dhufe

The state bank's audited accounts arrive without a stated year

Herregni sakatta'ame Baankii Daldala Itoophiyaa bu'aa qulqulluu biiliyoona 38.71 (dabalinsa 75.8%), qabeenya triiliyoona 2.31, qusannoo triiliyoona 1.695 fi kasaaraa sharafa alaa biiliyoona 36.71 agarsiisa. Adoolessa keessa hooggantoonni bu'aa biiliyoona 80 ol himanii turan. Gabaasichi bara kam akka ta'e hin ibsu.

The Reporter · Fulbaana 5, 2026
A worker carries a sack past thousands of stacked coffee bags in a warehouse
DFID - UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0
Economy · Diinagdee

Waggaa al-ergii rikardii; harki afraffaa sadii warqee fi buna

A record export year, and four fifths of it is gold and coffee

Ministeerri Daldalaa fi Walitti Makamuu Naannoo waggaa hanga Adoolessa 7'tti al-ergiin meeshaalee doolaara biiliyoona 10.7 ta'uu gabaase; karoora 114%. Warqeen biiliyoona 5.65, bunni biiliyoona 3. Oomishni warshaa gara 2% qofa.

Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration · Fulbaana 4, 2026
A four-storey apartment block with louvred balconies above a busy Addis Ababa street
The Chroniclers · CC BY-SA 4.0
Banking · Baankii

Baankiin Biyyoolessaa fi IFC dhaabbata liqii manaa hundeessuuf waliigalan

The central bank and the IFC agree to build a mortgage refinance company

Waliigalteen bu'uuraa mallattaa'e dhaabbata liqii manaa deebisee maallaqeessu jalqabaa Itoophiyaa hundeessa; kaappitaalli biiliyoona birrii 100; IFC doolaara miiliyoona 200 ol gumaacha. Galmi waggaa shan keessatti mana miiliyoona 1.5 ti.

Government Communication Service; ENA · Fulbaana 3, 2026
A farmer in a grey shirt talks on a mobile phone among coffee trees
DFID - UK Department for International Development · CC BY 2.0
Technology · Teeknooloojii

Safaricom Itoophiyaa fayyadamtoota miiliyoona kudha shan darbe

Safaricom Ethiopia passes fifteen million active customers

Waggaa afur booda dorgomaan fayyadamtoota sochii guyyaa sagaltama qaban miiliyoona 15, buufata 3,500 ol fi haguuggii uummataa gara 60% gabaase. Kurmaana Waxabajjii 30'tti galiin biiliyoona 6.13 ture. Dhaabbatichi ammallee bu'aa hin arganne.

Safaricom Ethiopia · Fulbaana 3, 2026
Container cranes at the port of Djibouti at dusk
Skilla1st · CC BY-SA 4.0
Policy · Imaammata

Koongirasiin AGOA hanga 2028'tti dheeresse; Itoophiyaan keessa hin jirtu

Congress votes to extend AGOA to 2028, and Ethiopia is still not in it

Koongirasiin Ameerikaa sagantaa mirga daldalaa Afrikaa hanga Muddee 31, 2028'tti dheeresse. Itoophiyaan Amajjii 1, 2022 keessaa baafamte; ammallee hin hayyamamne. Paarkonni industirii waggaa darbe doolaara miiliyoona 266.9 alatti ergan.

United States Congress; USTR · Fulbaana 3, 2026
The skyline of Addis Ababa, where the exchange is based.
ESX LinkedIn Page
Markets · Gabaawwan

Gabaan Aksiyoonaa dhaabbilee 11'f hayyama kennus, maqaa isaanii hin ifoomne

The exchange approves eleven companies to list, and names none of them

Hoji-raawwachiiftuun Olaantuun Gabaa Aksiyoonaa Itoophiyaa (ESX) Yodit Kaasaa, Naayiroobiitti miidiyaa Bluumboorgitti (Bloomberg) akka himtetti, dhaabbileen kudha tokko gabaa kana irratti galmaa'uuf qajeeltoon hayyama argataniiru.

Ethiopian Securities Exchange, via Bloomberg · Guraandhala 8, 2026