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AGOA exclusion adds to economic pressure on Ethiopia

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ETHIOPIA

This adds to the bad economic news for the country, which recently had to postpone its second telecoms licensing round, is still waiting to restructure its foreign debt and faces…

Ethiopia’s new cabinet embodies continuity, not change

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ETHIOPIA

However, the new government appears to be continuing the polices of the last administration, not least by opening its term with a new offensive targeting Tigrayan rebels.

US human rights reprieve will benefit Ethiopia

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US/ETHIOPIA

US/ETHIOPIA: Human rights reprieve will benefit Abiy

Ethiopia's forex crunch will aggravate reform pressure

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ETHIOPIA

The government hopes this plan will above all inject fresh foreign currency into the cash-starved economy. Recently, it has had to manage its dwindling foreign exchange (forex…

Ethiopia’s momentum towards peace remains fragile

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ETHIOPIA

These included high-profile opposition leaders Jawar Mohammed and Bekele Gerba of the Oromo Federalist Congress and Eskinder Nega from Balderas for True Democracy, alongside…

Ethiopia’s conflict clouds the economic outlook

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ETHIOPIA

Both are desperately needed, as G20 debt service relief will soon expire, and as the conflict in northern Ethiopia increasingly strains the economy and the government’s finances.