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The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) in 2008. On 29 July 2024, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) relaxed restrictions on the value of the Ethiopian birr to secure a loan of $10.7 billion from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank. [1]
The birr was reintroduced on 23 July 1945 at a rate of 1 birr per 2 shillings. It was pegged to the U.S. dollar at a central rate of 1 birr = US$0.4025, or 2.48447 birr = US$1. On 31 December 1963, this was slightly changed to 2.50 birr = US$1. The name Ethiopian dollar was used in the English text on the
10 Inflation rate. 11 Inter-country ... Ethiopian birr: Statistics; Population: ... Kampala contributes to East Africa's economy through its vibrant market activities ...
Additionally, Egypt secured another $1.2 billion loan for environmental sustainability, bringing its total loan from the IMF to more than $9 billion, the government and Fund officials said ...
As of January 2025 the official exchange rate was 15 ERN to one USD. ERN is a very weak currency. The de facto exchange rate of the currency is around 100 ERN for US$1. [citation needed] The currency does not have a good demand outside of Eritrea. The black markets that exist in Asmara and a few other towns show the diminishing values of ERN.
Between 1960 and 1970, Ethiopia enjoyed an annual 4.4% growth rate in its per capita and overall gross domestic product (GDP). There was an increase in the manufacturing growth rate from 1.9% in 1960–1961 to 4.4% in 1973–74, with the wholesale, retail trade, transportation, and communication sectors increasing from 9.5% to 15.6%. [4]
Ethiopia's economy is ranked 159th place out of 190 countries in 'Ease of doing business'. [35] Ethiopia is also a part of African Continental Free Trade Area, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa, Intergovernmental Authority on Development, and the G24, and has observer status at the World Trade Organization.
Egypt–Ethiopia relations are the bilateral relations between the governments of Egypt and Ethiopia. Both countries established diplomatic ties in 1927 to be the oldest on the African continent and one of the oldest in the world. [ 1 ]