The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) announced that investments worth more than USD 597 million have been secured in Ethiopia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone over the past six months. Over 80 investments have been attracted to the zones under the IPDC's management.
The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) announced that the country received USD 3.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by registering 269 investment projects in 2022/23. The registered projects were in a variety of sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and information technology.
Ethiopia attracted USD 3.82 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the recently concluded fiscal year, according to the Ethiopian Investment Commission.
The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) announced that Ethiopia secured USD 4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the 2024/25 fiscal year, marking a 2.2 percent increase compared to 2023/24. The Commission also reported issuing the highest number of investment licenses in its history.
The Ethiopia Automated Transfer System (EATS) was launched on 27 May 2011. It will be introduced in banks all over the country early this week according to Getahun Nana, vice governor of National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). Almost all banks have already finalized their automation and are in the process of networking their branches.
The EATS will set up a modern national payment system which facilitates bank large volume money transfer among banks and interface with the retail payment system. While the large sum transfer is mostly the responsibility of central banks, the private sector could handle the retail transfer once it proves competent.
