FORTUNE+ VIDEO SPONSORED CONTENTS ADVERTORIALS FORTUNE AUDIO Fortune Careers TRADE AFRICA Election 2026 New TIME REMAINING UNTIL ETHIOPIA’S NATIONAL ELECTION 0Days 0Hours 0Minutes 0Seconds




Coffee Authority On Track to Meet $1b Export Target

Jan 7 , 2022


[ssba-buttons]

The Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority is on track to meet its target of exporting a little over one billion dollars worth of coffee this year. The cash crop brought in over 515 million dollars in export revenues over the first five months of the fiscal year. The export of tea and spices, also under the Authority's supervision, generated another 10 million dollars over the same period. Coffee generated over 50 million dollars in November alone, as 17,100tn was shipped abroad. The top three export destinations were Germany, Saudi Arabia and Belgium. Officials at the Authority had announced they target to export 280,000tn of coffee and revenues of a little over one billion dollars this year. The cash crop generated over 900 million dollars in export revenues last year, with the country shipping 248,000tn, mainly to the United States, Europe and the Middle East.


Radar

Freight Forwarders Earn FIATA Diplomas as Sector Eyes Global Stage

The Ethiopian Freight Forwarders & Shipping Agents Association (EFFSAA) has graduated a new cohort of professionals from the internationally recognised FIATA Diploma Programme, bolstering efforts to strengthen Ethiopia's logistics and freight forwarding sector. EFFSAA President Dawit Wubshet (PhD) said the association has trained more than 495 professionals since launching the programme. He noted that EFFSAA is working with international partners to expand digital learning and introduce o...


Radar

Parliament Backs Italian, French Loans for Reform, Infrastructure

Parliament has ratified two loan agreements worth a combined 124.6 million euros with the governments of Italy and France, approving both proclamations unanimously during its second emergency session of the fifth parliamentary term. The larger agreement secures a 70 million euro loan from Italy to provide direct budget support for the government's economic reform agenda. The concessional financing carries a 30-year repayment period, including a 16-year grace period, with no interest or servic...


Radar

Ethio Re Seeks Capital Reset for Regional Expansion

Ethiopian Re-insurance Share Company (Ethio Re) is seeking a strategic capital adjustment to support its next growth phase as it marks a decade of operations. CEO Netsanet Lemessa said the company's capital has quadrupled over the past ten years but has declined in foreign currency value. Established in 2016 as the country's first indigenous reinsurer, Ethio Re has retained more than 90 million dollars in foreign exchange for the economy. Its assets have grown from 82 million Br to 5.3 billio...