cbe

USD
37.9756
38.7351
,
GBP
48.387
49.3547
,
EUR
45.0656
45.9669
,
CHF
39.7182
40.5126
,
SEK
3.9967
4.0766
,
NOK
3.82
3.8964
,
DKK
5.4806
5.5902
,
DJF
0.211
0.2152
,
JPY
0.329
0.3356
,
CAD
26.3335
26.8602
,
SAR
9.1636
9.3469
,
AED
9.3556
9.5427
,
XAF
0.012
0.0122
,
INR
0
0
,
KES
0
0
,
AUD
25.2536
25.7587
,
SDR
0
0
,
ZAR
0
0
,
CNY
5.2183
5.3227
,
KWD
118.5087
120.8789

awash

USD
38.0307
38.7913
,
EUR
45.2755
46.181
,
GBP
50.7824
51.798
,
CAD
29.2386
29.8234
,
AED
10.3527
10.5598

abyssinia

USD
38.0307
38.7913
,
GBP
48.4972
49.4671
,
EUR
45.2755
46.181
,
AED
9.3692
9.5566
,
NOK
3.8771
3.9546
,
SAR
9.1769
9.1769
,
SEK
9.1769
4.1145
,
CAD
26.4609
26.9901

abay

USD
38.0307
38.7913
,
EUR
45.2755
46.181
,
GBP
50.7824
51.798
,
CHF
41.8702
42.7076
,
AUD
28.002
28.562
,
CAD
29.2386
29.8234
,
AED
10.3527
10.5598
,
CNY
5.7841
5.8998
,
DKK
6.0843
6.206
,
DJF
0.2113
0.2155
,
INR
0.5149
0.5252
,
JPY
0.3647
0.372
,
KES
0.3454
0.3523
,
NOK
4.2841
4.3698
,
SAR
10.1402
10.343
,
ZAR
2.5069
2.557
,
SEK
4.4572
4.5463
,
SDR
54.2052
55.2893

zemen

GBP
50.3555
51.3626
,
EUR
45.031
45.9316
,
CHF
41.6061
42.4382
,
USD
37.924
38.6825
,
AUD
27.7224
28.2768
,
AED
10.3237
10.5302
,
SAR
10.1117
10.3139
,
DKK
6.0449
6.1658
,
CNY
5.7745
5.89
,
SEK
4.4114
4.4996
,
NOK
4.2258
4.3103
,
ZAR
2.4721
2.5215
,
INR
0.5115
0.5217
,
JPY
0.3654
0.3727
,
KES
0.346
0.3529
,
DJF
0.2107
0.2149

buna

USD
38.0307
38.7913
,
GBP
48.4972
49.4671
,
CHF
39.986
40.7857
,
SEK
4.0338
4.1145
,
NOK
3.8771
3.9546
,
DKK
5.5063
5.6164
,
JPY
0.33
0.3366
,
CAD
26.4609
26.9901
,
SAR
9.1769
9.3604
,
AED
9.3692
9.5566
,
EUR
45.2755
46.181
,
CNY
5.2346
5.3393
,
AUD
25.3418
25.8486
,
KWD
118.7243
121.0988

nib

GBP
50.7824
51.798
,
EUR
45.2755
46.181
,
CHF
41.8702
42.7076
,
CAD
29.2386
29.8234
,
SEK
4.4572
4.5463
,
AED
10.3527
10.5598
,
SAR
10.1402
10.343
,
ZAR
2.5069
2.557
,
JPY
0.3647
0.372
,
KES
0.3454
0.3523
,
DJF
0.2113
0.2155
,
INR
0.5149
0.5252
,
CNY
5.7841
5.8998
,
DKK
6.0843
6.206
,
NOK
4.2841
4.3698
,
AUD
28.002
28.562
,
USD
38.0307
38.7913

berhan

USD
37.924
38.6825
,
EUR
45.031
45.9316
,
GBP
48.0895
49.0513

dgb

USD
37.924
38.6825
,
GBP
48.089547
49.0513
,
EUR
45.031
45.9316
,
CHF
41.6061
42.4382
,
CAD
29.0628
29.6441
,
AUD
27.722426
28.2768
,
SEK
4.4114
4.4996
,
NOK
4.2258
4.3103
,
DKK
6.0449
6.1658
,
DJF
0.2107
0.2149
,
INR
0.5115
0.5217
,
KSH
0.346
0.3529
,
JPY
0.3654
0.3727
,
SAR
10.1117
10.3139
,
AED
10.3237
10.5302
,
ZAR
2.4721
2.5215
,
CNY
5.7745
5.89
,
KWD
124.0077
126.4879

enat

USD
38.0307
38.7913
,
EUR
45.2755
46.181
,
GBP
50.7824
51.798
,
CHF
41.8702
42.7076
,
SEK
4.4572
4.5463
,
NOK
4.2841
4.3698
,
DKK
6.0843
6.206
,
KES
0.3454
0.3523
,
JPY
0.3647
0.372
,
DJF
0.2113
0.2155
,
CAD
29.2386
29.8234
,
AUD
28.002
28.562
,
SAR
10.1402
10.343
,
AED
10.3527
10.5598
,
ZAR
2.5069
2.557
,
CNY
5.7841
5.8998

addis

EUR
42.8476
43.7046
,
GBP
45.2716
46.177
,
USD
36.7223
37.4567
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Editorial

Conflict Threatens Economic Outcomes; Claims to the Contrary Make It Worse

Armed conflict is raging on Ethiopia’s northern front. On the economic front, business appears to be as usual. Few instances are as emblematic of the latter as the ongoing liberalisation in the telecom sector, which is going according to plan. T...

Editorials

Hard to Justify Armed Conflict, Dangerous to Rationalise Civilian Profiling

November 14 , 2020

The American civil rights movement leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was known for his powerful speeches that immortalised his name. One that may echo for posterity, across generations, meaningf...

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Armed Conflict: Each Generation's Tribulation

November 21 , 2020 . By Eden Sahle

It is our sad reality that every generation in Ethiopia sees armed conflict, however justifiable those that engage in it believe i...

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Surprise, Surprise, COVID-19 Still Around

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Confessions of the Public Urinator

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Stand aT Attention

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THE FINISH LINE

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