Parliament Nods to Federal Budget Bill

Jul 9 , 2022


[ssba-buttons]

Last week, Parliament approved the 786.6 billion Br federal budget bill for the 2022/23 fiscal year. The budget bill is 40pc higher than what lawmakers had approved for 2021/22 and around 16pc higher when accounting for the 122 billion Br supplementary budget approved last December. The budget comprises four components: recurrent and capital expenditures, as well as subsidies to the regional states and financing projects under the millennium developmental goals. The recurrent budget comprises close to 45pc of the total. A little less than 220 billion Br has been set aside for capital expenditures. Less than 200 billion Br has been apportioned to cover regional states' subsidies and pay for development projects. Authors of the budget bill propose to cover 61pc of the budget from domestic tax revenues.


Radar

Capital Market Authority Extends Public Company Registration Deadline, Warns Against Unlicensed Investment Bank

Ethiopian Capital Market Authority (ECMA) has granted a final one-month extension for publicly held companies to register, setting the new deadline for April 9, 2025. The extension applies specifically to companies with over 50 shareholders, who are required to submit comprehensive documentation across all industries. Mandatory details include the total number of shareholders, the total number of shares issued, fully paid shares, subscribed shares, and the value of shares on the reporting dat...


Radar

State Corps Post Growth Eyeing Innovation, Market Expansion

The Ethiopian Insurance Corporation (EIC) generated 9.34 billion Br in written gross premiums, marking a considerable 51.7pc increase compared to the same period last year. The Corporation's profit reached 1.2 billion Br, exceeding its planned target by 15pc and increasing by 62.7pc from last year's corresponding period. Executives of Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), Ethiopia's sovereign fund that owns state enterprises, commended EIC for its achievements and provided strategic guidance t...


Radar

Ethiopian Airlines, AfDB Forge Partnership for Bishoftu International Airport Project

The Ethiopian Airlines Group has signed a letter of intent with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to launch a partnership for the ambitious Bishoftu International Airport Project. Mesfin Tasew, CEO of Ethiopian Airlines, and Nnenna Nwabufo, vice president of Regional Development, Integration & Strategy at AfDB signed the agreement. The two officials expressed their intent to consolidate the existing partnership through strategic and innovative engagements to benefit Ethiopia and the wid...