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The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has unveiled plans to modernize the government treasury bill (T-bill) system, aiming to make these financial instruments more accessible to citizens and investors. This initiative is part of the NBE’s ongoing efforts to enhance transparency, efficiency, and competitiveness within Ethiopia’s financial markets.

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has confirmed that it is currently supplying 265 megawatts (MW) of electricity daily to Kenya under a power purchase agreement between the two nations. The Ethio-Kenya 500kV converter station plays a vital role in this regional energy export, facilitating power interconnection across East Africa.

The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has granted licenses to five new capital market service providers (CMSPs). This development increases the number of licensed CMSPs from four to nine and introducing the country’s first-ever investment banks.

Ethiopia has reached an Agreement in Principle (AIP) with its Official Creditor Committee (OCC) on the key financial parameters of a debt treatment plan under the G20 Common Framework, covering approximately USD 8.4 billion in outstanding public debt.

Ethiopia has unveiled an initiative to strengthen its coffee industry, a sector vital to the nation’s economy and identity. The project, titled “Support Ethiopian Agribusiness Development Operating in the Coffee Value Chain, through De-Risking Investments and Institutional Support to the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority,” was launched at the Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 18 March 2025.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 17 March 2025.

The Ethiopian Maritime Authority (EMA) has officially granted licenses to five new multimodal transport operators (MTOs), marking a major shift in the country’s logistics sector. This move comes one year after the government ended Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics’ (ESL) 15-year monopoly, allowing new players into the market.

Preparations are in full swing for the INVEST ETHIOPIA 2025 High-Level Business Forum, set to take place on May 12-13, 2025, at the Ethiopian Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa. The event, jointly organized by government institutions, the private sector, and development partners, is expected to draw over 1,000 global participants, according to the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance.

Ethiopia’s dairy sector has experienced growth through the “Bounty of the Basket” (Yelemat Tirufat) initiative, nearly doubling milk production to 12 billion liters in three years, the Ministry of Agriculture reported. The number of crossbred cattle has also increased eightfold.