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The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has launched the country’s first Automated Interbank Foreign Exchange Trading Platform, marking a major step in Ethiopia’s ongoing macroeconomic reform and financial sector modernization agenda.

The Ethiopian Capital Markets Authority (ECMA) has released draft rules to establish an Investment Protection Fund aimed primarily at compensating small private investors in cases of broker related misconduct while excluding large corporations and institutional investors from coverage.

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) says it attracted more than USD 377 million in new investment during the first half of Ethiopia’s 2025/26 fiscal year, drawing 64 investors into the special economic zones and industrial parks under its administration.

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) on Tuesday launched CBE Connect, a new digital platform designed to combine multiple financial services in a single application and enable direct transfers from global banks to Ethiopian fintech wallets.

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers, approved a set of policy decisions on Tuesday covering customs reform, investment incentives, and entrepreneurship development.

Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed an order for nine Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft, with deliveries scheduled between 2031 and 2033, as the carrier moves to expand its long-haul capacity and strengthen international connectivity.

Japan based microsatellite company Axelspace Corporation and Ethiopian technology firm Jethi Software Development PLC have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the use of satellite Earth observation data to address development and social challenges in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian government and Starbucks have held high-level discussions aimed at strengthening their long-standing partnership and expanding the global presence of Ethiopian coffee.

Ethiopia is set to be among the first beneficiaries of a new partnership announced on January 12, 2026, between insurance group Generali and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), aimed at strengthening climate resilience and value addition in African coffee production.

Bitdeer Technologies Group has flagged Ethiopia as one of its operating locations in its December 2025 production and operations update released on January 12, 2026, noting progress on a power-backed crypto mining site in the Oromia Region.