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 is accelerating efforts to develop its cocoa industry as part of a broader plan to diversify agricultural exports and enter the global chocolate market.
Ethiopia's maritime expansion is expected to strengthen the country’s ability to handle imports and exports, particularly in the transportation of essential goods such as fertilizer.
The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL) has officially launched the re-construction of the Kality Dry Port and Terminal following the signing of an agreement with the Ethiopian Engineering Corporation. The agreement was signed by ESL CEO Beriso Amelo (PhD) and Ethiopian Engineering Corporation CEO Shimelis Eshetu.
The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) has announced that newly approved mandatory Ethiopian national standards will be enforced starting June 8, 2025 (June 1, 2017 EC), expanding the range of products subject to quality control.
