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Gabaawwan
3 items · October 20, 2026
Markets
·
Gabaawwan
US$1.06bn
Ensight, from National Bank, Diaspora Service and IFAD figures
Analysis
Markets
·
Gabaawwan
Remittances out-earn gold, and the two official counts differ by US$1.06bn
Ergaan maallaqaa warqee caala; lakkoofsonni lamaan doolaara biiliyoona 1.06'n garaagara
Money sent home beats any single export. How much of it there is depends on which count you read.
11
The exchange approves eleven companies to list, and names none of them
Gabaan dhaabbilee kudha tokkoof hayyama kenne; maqaa garuu hin dhoofne
Ethiopian Securities Exchange, via Bloomberg ·
17 Sep
US$120m
The foreign exchange auction misses its offer for the first time
Gurgurtaan sharafaa yeroo jalqabaaf hin guutamne
National Bank of Ethiopia; Capital Newspaper ·
9 Sep
The numbers
All items
USD/ETB
160.8
▲
+0.2%
National bank rate
16.0%
▲
+1.0pp
Listed on the ESX
6
▲
+11 approved
Goods exports
US$10.7bn
▲
+35%
Remittances
US$8.2bn
▲
+15%
Reserves, import cover
2.1 months
—
Gold exports
US$5.65bn
▲
+200%
All items