cbe

USD
55.7444
56.8593
,
GBP
67.2742
68.6197
,
EUR
60.3991
61.6071
,
CHF
60.9734
62.1929
,
SEK
4.8329
4.9296
,
NOK
4.6491
4.7421
,
DKK
7.3299
7.4765
,
DJF
0.3122
0.3184
,
JPY
0.3429
0.3498
,
CAD
37.2068
37.9509
,
SAR
13.4497
13.7187
,
AED
13.7354
14.0101
,
XAF
0.012
0.0122
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
33.1801
33.8437
,
SDR
,
ZAR
,
CNY
7.0626
7.2039
,
KWD
172.3885
175.8363

awash

EUR
56.5106
57.6408
,
GBP
64.5257
65.8162
,
JPY
0.4037
0.4118
,
CHF
57.4629
58.6122
,
SAR
14.1527
14.4358

abyssinia

abay

USD
55.7444
56.8593
,
EUR
60.3991
61.6071
,
GBP
70.4442
71.8531
,
CHF
63.8465
65.1234
,
AUD
36.6631
37.3964
,
AED
15.1772
15.4807
,
CNY
7.804
7.9601
,
DKK
8.0993
8.2613
,
DJF
0.3122
0.3184
,
INR
0.6684
0.6818
,
JPY
0.3789
0.3865
,
KES
0.3632
0.3705
,
NOK
5.1371
5.2398
,
SAR
14.8616
15.1588
,
ZAR
2.9639
3.0332
,
SEK
5.3402
5.447
,
SDR
74.2906
75.7764

zemen

CAD
40.1728
40.9763
,
EUR
58.6912
59.865
,
GBP
67.4111
68.7593
,
SEK
4.9496
5.0486
,
USD
55.5052
55.5052

buna

USD
54.778
55.8736
,
EUR
60.4201
61.6285
,
GBP
67.3216
68.668
,
AED
13.4962
13.7661
,
SAR
13.2148
13.4791
,
CAD
37.5106
38.2608
,
CNY
6.9339
7.0726
,
USD
7.3374
7.4841
,
EUR
4.7259
4.8204
,
GBP
60.0815
61.2831
,
AED
0.3485
0.3555
,
SAR
4.8953
4.9932
,
CAD
170.2997
173.7057
,
CNY
33.2543
33.9194

nib

GBP
67.2742
68.6197
,
EUR
60.3991
61.6071
,
CHF
60.9734
62.1929
,
USD
55.7444
56.8593
,
CAD
37.2068
37.9509
,
AED
13.7354
14.0101
,
SAR
13.4497
13.7187

berhan

USD
53.4492
54.5182
,
EUR
58.0672
59.2285
,
GBP
62.7892
64.045
,
CAD
36.1521
36.8751
,
AED
13.1691
13.4325
,
YUA
7.1276
7.2702

wegagen

USD
55.6943
56.8082
,
GBP
67.15
68.493
,
EURO
61.0131
62.2334
,
CAD
37.0968
37.8387
,
AUD
33.3569
34.024
,
CHF
60.3518
61.5588
,
SEK
4.8352
4.9319
,
NOK
4.7282
4.8228
,
DKK
7.4063
7.5544
,
DJF
0.3121
0.3183
,
INR
0.6681
0.6815
,
KSH
0.3635
0.3708
,
JPY
0.3393
0.3461
,
SAR
13.438
13.7068
,
AED
13.7231
13.9976
,
ZAR
3.1723
3.2357
,
CNY
7.0459
7.1868
,
KWD
172.3665
175.8138

dgb

USD
55.7444
56.859288
,
GBP
70.4442
71.853084
,
EUR
60.3991
61.607082
,
CHF
63.8465
65.12343
,
CAD
41.1125
41.93475
,
AUD
36.6631
37.396362
,
SEK
5.3402
5.447004
,
NOK
5.1371
5.239842
,
DKK
8.0993
8.261286
,
DJF
0.3122
0.318444
,
INR
0.6684
0.681768
,
KSH
0.3632
0.370464
,
JPY
0.3789
0.386478
,
SAR
14.8616
15.158832
,
AED
15.1772
15.480744
,
ZAR
2.9639
3.023178
,
CNY
7.804
7.96008
,
KWD
180.5115
184.12173

enat

USD
53.1422
54.205
,
GBP
62.1342
63.3769
,
CHF
0
0
,
SEK
0
0
,
NOK
0
0
,
DKK
0
0
,
KES
0
0
,
JPY
0
0
,
DJF
0
0
,
CAD
0
0
,
AUD
0
0
,
SAR
0
0
,
AED
0
0
,
ZAR
0
0
,
CNY
0
0

addis

nbe

KWD
126.8085
129.34467
,
CNH
5.6258
5.738316
,
ZAR
2.6751
2.728602
,
AED
9.9063
10.104426
,
SDR
57.7908
58.946616
,
EUR
48.4016
49.369632
,
CAD
28.7765
29.35203
,
AUD
28.3265
28.89303
,
JPY
0.3389
0.345678
,
SAR
9.7001
9.894102
,
INR
0.5525
0.56355
,
DJF
0.2234
0.227868
,
KES
0.3664
0.373728
,
DKK
5.8896
6.007392
,
NOK
4.2714
4.356828
,
SEK
4.3114
4.397628
,
CHF
41.5822
42.413844
,
GBP
53.539
54.60978

dashen

USD
55.7444
56.8593
,
GBP
67.2742
68.6197
,
CHF
60.9734
62.1929
,
SEK
4.8329
4.9296
,
NOK
4.6491
4.7421
,
DKK
7.3299
7.4765
,
JPY
0.3429
0.3498
,
CAD
37.2068
37.9509
,
SAR
13.4497
13.7187
,
AED
13.7354
14.0101
,
EUR
60.3991
61.6071
,
DJF
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
,
ZAR
,
CNY
,
AED

oromia

lion

USD
55.716
56.8303
,
GBP
67.3251
68.6716
,
EUR
60.7026
61.9167

coop

USD
55.6943
56.8082
,
GBP
70.3141
71.7204
,
EUR
61.0131
62.2334
,
SAR
14.8486
15.1456
,
AED
15.1636
15.4669

gadaa

hijra

EUR
59.0833
60.265
,
USD
54.2297
55.3143
,
GBP
64.8713
66.1687
,
AED
13.3629
13.6302
,
KWD
168.849
172.226
,
SAR
13.3629
13.3481

IMF and World Bank are going to advise against having a bilateral currency for 1 week

IMF and World Bank

 

 

IMF and World Bank announced that they are going to hold a meeting this week to find a solution to stop the bilateral foreign exchange market in Ethiopia.

It has been stated that the meeting will be held side by side with the annual spring meeting of the two institutions, (IMF and World Bank)  which started this week.

 

The Ethiopian delegation, including the governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia, Mamo Mehretu, and the finance minister, Ahmed Shede, is in Washington to attend the summit.

 IMF and World Bank are going to advise against having a bilateral currency market in Ethiopia on the coming week

In the joint discussion held by World Bank President Davey Mallyas and the IMF Director General Christina Georgios, expressed their hope that a solution can be found from the conference, especially how countries like Ethiopia can get out of their complex problems. According to the World Bank president, most of the 120 million people in Ethiopia are suffering due to the bilateral market system. It is been Four years since the president of the World Bank comes to their position and both officials David Mallyas and Christina Georgios visited Ethiopia in 2019.

“The bilateral currency market in Ethiopia has been a major bottleneck. The illegal parallel market is also very expensive and serves only a few. Therefore, the Ethiopian currency market could not be effective. so the main aim of the IMF and World Bank  gathering up is to solve this problem,” said David Malias. The officials pointed out that a concrete decision regarding debt transfer is expected from this meeting. What is more, is that it is expected that lenders will consult with borrowers around the same table for the first time.

The meeting will be held from Monday to Sunday. However, to benefit from the debt transfers of developing countries agreed to by rich countries and other lenders under the guidance of the IMF, Ethiopia has been asked as a condition for currency unification.

To unify the legal currency market and the parallel market, it is mandatory to reduce the purchasing power of silver to at least double its current level (Devaluation) and equalize the black market, sources said.

The reporter’s sources stated that the IMF’s expert team, which visited Addis Ababa in the last two weeks, reinforced this position and explained it to the Ethiopian authorities.

IMF and World Bank do not think that Ethiopia has a shortage of foreign currency. They conclude that the problem is currency management. For this reason, their recommendation is to lower the purchasing power of silver again and make the black market currency equal to its current level.
After that, they think that the black market will not be able to go higher than the current average of around 100.00 Birr or it will take a long time,” says an economic consultant who is close to the issue.

According to a consultant, the national bank where the decision was implemented will soon reduce the purchasing power of silver, which has not been controlled in the past years.

However, although this decision may bring more foreign currency to the National Bank, the side effect is to favor imported products and worsen the inflation in Ethiopia, they say.

In a brief statement released by the IMF expert group, which concluded their week-long stay last Saturday, they stated that they have reached an agreement with the Ethiopian government to support indigenous economic reform number two.