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




Sesame Overpowers Coffee Transactions

Jan 11 , 2020


[ssba-buttons]

Sesame leapt above coffee transactions last month on the floor of the Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX), which transacted a total of 101,948tn of agricultural commodities worth more than 5.1 billion Br during the period. Sesame took the lion’s share by contributing 52,598tn, while coffee and white pea beans followed at 30,416tn and 8,565tn, respectively. Sesame transactions have shown an increase of 34pc in volume and 26pc in value compared to the same period last year. Compared to the preceding month, it has shown an increase of 76pc in volume and 85pc in value. The 52,598tn of sesame transacted in the reported period generated more than 2.2 billion Br. Out of this amount, 90pc of the volume and the value was generated from Humera. Similarly, coffee generated 2.5 billion Br from transaction volumes of 30,416tn. Out of this, coffee for the foreign market has registered 59pc in volume and 58pc in value followed by specialty coffee and coffee for local conception, respectively.


Radar

Tariff Reform Powers EEP Revenue to 119 Billion Br

Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) collected 119 billion Br in revenue during the 2025-2026 fiscal year, up 57.8pc from the previous year, while recording a gross profit of 39.5 billion Br. The performance comes as EEP faces public scrutiny over a multi-year electricity tariff reform. EEP achieved 92pc of its 129.8 billion Br revenue target. It attributed the performance to improved revenue collection systems and better coordination, following a period in which the utility operated at a significa...


Radar

ESX Names Yodit Kassa CEO in Leadership Handover

The Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX) said on August 7, 2026, that its founding Chief Executive Officer, Tilahun Esmael (PhD), had been replaced by the Chief Operating Officer, Yodit Kassa. ESX credited Tilahun with steering the Exchange from its early project phase into a fully operational securities market. He established its governance, technological and operational foundations while building relationships with regulators, investors and other stakeholders. Yodit and Tilahun have been...


Radar

Enat Bank Enlists Partners to Develop Gender Bond

Enat Bank has entered a four-party partnership to develop what the partners describe as Ethiopia's first private-sector gender bond. The bank signed a memorandum of understanding with FSD Ethiopia, I-Capital Africa Institute and FSD Africa to structure and launch the bond. The partners will collaborate throughout the pre-issuance and post-issuance phases. Their work will cover transaction structuring, framework development, regulatory compliance, investor engagement and post-issuance manageme...