Welcome to Keyir News’ weekly digest, your essential digest of Ethiopia’s key business and policy shifts. This week’s edition highlights Ethiopia’s major political, economic, and institutional shifts. The reconstructed Tserha Menelik Building will be returned to the Orthodox Church, while over 900 transport law officers were deployed in Addis Ababa to improve governance. Plastic manufacturers request an extension on the single-use ban, and federal institutions returned less than 15pc of misused public funds. Watch the video here
Demonstrations in Amhara endorsed law enforcement efforts. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Abiy convened national consultations, and met Nigeria’s VP for regional talks. The NBE reports a 235pc surge in reserves, inflation drops to 14pc, and Addis Ababa collects nearly 400 million Br in regulatory fines.