Telebirr Lent 13.2 Billion Birr in One Year—but Borrowers Say They’re Paying the Price
Telebirr recently announced it has disbursed more than 25.8 billion ETB in digital microloans to over 11.9 million customers since its 2021 launch. Developed...
Ethiopia’s Central Bank Celebrates One Year of Sweeping Reforms as Economy Enters New Era
By Addis Insight Staff | July 29, 2025 – Addis Ababa
Ethiopia’s central bank marked the one-year anniversary of its historic macroeconomic reform program on...
Introducing the Eight: Ethiopia’s First Licensed Capital Market Players
By Addis Insight | July 2025
In a significant move towards building a vibrant and regulated capital market, Ethiopia’s nascent financial sector witnessed a historic...
Ethiopia’s Macro Reforms at One: NBE Highlights Progress and Path Ahead
A year after launching a sweeping package of macroeconomic reforms, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is touting major strides in modernizing Ethiopia’s monetary,...
Ethiopia’s Parallel Forex Rate Surges to 174 ETB, Testing Government Reforms
Ethiopia’s parallel forex market continues to spiral upward, with the exchange rate hitting a staggering 174 ETB per USD—a sharp rise from 160 ETB...
Asset Recovery Proclamation No. 1364/2025 Published in the Federal Negarit Gazette
ADDIS ABABA – The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has instituted a comprehensive new legal framework, the Asset Recovery Proclamation No. 1364/2025, aimed at...
