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Ethiopia will host the fourth edition of the Invest in Ethiopia High-Level Business Forum on March 26 - 27, 2026, in Addis Ababa, the Ethiopian Investment Commission said.

The Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), the country’s sovereign wealth fund, has begun a wide-ranging leadership and governance overhaul across its portfolio of state-owned enterprises, marking a shift away from long-standing public sector management practices toward a more commercially driven model.

Ethiopia and Kenya have signed a Border Trade Agreement aimed at strengthening cross-border trade between the two countries.

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia has introduced a new agricultural loan service intended to improve access to credit for farmers and pastoralists.

Preparations are underway to integrate opal and other mineral products into the trading platform of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), expanding its activities beyond agricultural commodities.

Global Bank Ethiopia announced that its paid-up capital has reached Birr 5 billion during the 2024/25 fiscal year. The Bank noted that its paid-up capital in the 2023/24 fiscal year was Birr 2.4 billion, reflecting a growth of more than 100 percent within one year.

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has started reviewing possible frameworks for a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as part of its broader consideration of future digital payment systems.

Ethiopia has reached a preliminary agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to secure a USD 261 million loan. The financing forms part of a four year, USD 3.4 billion extended loan program that the IMF plans to make available to the country.

Ethiopia and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have signed a USD 184 million grant agreement to support Phase II of the Ethiopia - Djibouti - South Sudan Transport Corridor Project.

Ethiopia’s negotiations to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) have entered an important stage, with senior government officials noting renewed progress in the accession process.