Economy Diinagdee

5 items · October 21, 2026

Economy · Diinagdee
53%Ensight, from Ministry of Trade and Ministry of Mines figures
AnalysisEconomy · DiinagdeeHalf of the record export year is gold, and that is the riskWaggaa 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.
2.7m ozKurmuk notifies the ministry that its first gold pour is imminentKurmuk warqee jalqabaa baasuuf qophaa'uu beeksiseCapital Newspaper; Ministry of Mines · US$8.2bnTwo remittance figures land a week apart and do not agreeLakkoofsi ergaa maallaqaa lama torban tokko keessatti bahe; wal hin simneEthiopian Diaspora Service; IFAD · 15.1%Inflation eases to 15.1%, the second highest print of this cycleDabalinsi gatii gara 15.1%'tti laafeEthiopian Statistical Service ·
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Headline inflation15.1% −0.2ppUSD/ETB160.8 +0.2%National bank rate16.0% +1.0ppListed on the ESX6 +11 approvedGoods exportsUS$10.7bn +35%RemittancesUS$8.2bn +15%Reserves, import cover2.1 months—Gold exportsUS$5.65bn +200%

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A worker carries a sack past thousands of stacked coffee bags in a warehouse
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Economy · Diinagdee

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

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

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration put goods exports at US$10.7 billion for the year to 7 July, 114% of target and the highest in the country's history. Gold was US$5.65 billion and coffee US$3 billion.

Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration · September 4, 2026

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