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




ECX Opens New Branch in Metu

Apr 6 , 2019


[ssba-buttons]

The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) will open a new warehouse and branch office at Metu in Oromia Regional State at a cost of 65.6 million Br. The ECX was given a 3,200Sqm plot of land free of lease by the municipal government of Metu. Construction of the modern warehouse will cost 33 million Br. The construction of a sample-taking shed, branch office and fencing will cost an additional 32 million Br, according to Wendmagegnehu Negera, CEO of ECX. Construction of the new branch is expected to take nine months to a year, but in the meantime, the ECX has rented an office and a warehouse space and is ready to begin operations in Metu. The decade-old ECX trades commodities such as coffee, sesame and maize.


Radar

Parliament Receives $237m Development Loan Package

The Council of Ministers forwarded two concessional loan agreements totalling 237.3 million dollars to Parliament for ratification, targeting rural infrastructure and food security. The package includes 46.3 million dollars from the African Development Bank (AfDB) for climate-resilient infrastructure in pastoralist regions. A second credit facility of 191 million dollars (146.1 million SDR) from the International Development Association (IDA) is earmarked for the sixth phase of the Productive Sa...


Radar

MoTRI to Overhaul Consumer Protection Rules Following Cabinet Approval of Trade Policy

The Council of Ministers, led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD), approved Ethiopia's first unified trade policy last week, ending a three-year deliberation period to fill a decades-long regulatory vacuum,. This institutional milestone mandates the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration (MoTRI) to overhaul consumer protection frameworks, specifically requiring a rigorous revision of the Trade Competition and Consumer Protection Proclamation to eliminate market distortions and the prolifera...


Radar

Regional Power Exports Yield $366m as Capacity Hits 9.6GW

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) generated 365.99 million dollars from regional exports in the first nine months of the fiscal year as national capacity reached 9,579MW. The revenue followed the sale of 24,940GWh, representing 91pc of gross generation. Hydropower remains dominant, providing 9,500MW. To diversify assets and mitigate climate risks, the utility integrated the 100MW Asela Wind Power Project. The transmission network has expanded to 148,600km to secure domestic industrial supply and...