Ethiopia: MoTRI Requires ECX-Based Payments for Contract and Investment Farming Exports

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has issued a directive requiring all payments for export crops produced under contract farming and investment farming arrangements to be processed exclusively through the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange. The circular, issued on December 3, 2025, will take effect on December 10, 2025, and applies mainly to oilseeds and pulses.
In a move to begin the construction of the 70-story Mesob Tower, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed.
