cbe

awash

abyssinia

USD
53.8978
54.9758
,
GBP
63.5273
64.7978
,
EUR
58.5007
59.6707
,
AED
13.2815
13.5471
,
NOK
4.694
4.7879
,
SAR
12.9896
13.2494
,
SEK
4.6921
4.7879
,
CAD
35.8711
36.5885

abay

USD
53.9027
54.9808
,
EUR
58.5545
59.7256
,
GBP
66.5267
67.8572
,
CHF
58.8393
60.0161
,
AUD
36.0879
36.8097
,
AED
14.6766
14.9701
,
CNY
7.8307
7.9873
,
DKK
7.8617
8.0189
,
DJF
0.2995
0.3055
,
INR
0.6557
0.6688
,
JPY
0.4061
0.4142
,
KES
0.4071
0.4152
,
NOK
5.1657
5.269
,
SAR
14.3587
14.6459
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ZAR
2.9836
3.0433
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SEK
5.1818
5.2854
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SDR
72.483
73.9327

zemen

CAD
39.7533
40.5484
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EUR
57.8729
59.0304
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GBP
65.2913
66.5971
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SEK
5.081
5.1826
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USD
53.408
54.4762

buna

nib

berhan

wegagen

USD
53.8009
54.8769
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GBP
61.5685
62.7999
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EURO
56.9859
58.1256
,
CAD
35.1957
35.8996
,
AUD
32.0768
32.7183
,
CHF
55.9713
57.0907
,
SEK
4.676
4.7695
,
NOK
4.834
4.9307
,
DKK
7.1135
7.2558
,
DJF
0.2976
0.3035
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INR
0.6534
0.6665
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KSH
0.4289
0.4375
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JPY
0.3771
0.3846
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SAR
12.909
13.1672
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AED
13.1884
13.4522
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ZAR
3.1723
3.2357
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CNY
7.1867
7.3304
,
KWD
167.5769
170.9284

dgb

USD
53.9027
54.9808
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GBP
66.5267
67.8572
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EUR
58.5545
59.7256
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CHF
58.8393
60.0161
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CAD
39.7718
40.5672
,
AUD
36.0879
36.8097
,
SEK
5.1818
5.2854
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NOK
5.1657
5.269
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DKK
7.8617
8.0189
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DJF
0.2995
0.3055
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INR
0.6557
0.6688
,
KSH
0.4071
0.4152
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JPY
0.4061
0.4142
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SAR
14.3587
14.6459
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AED
14.6766
14.9701
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ZAR
2.9836
3.0433
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CNY
7.8307
7.9873
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KWD
175.6959
179.2098

enat

addis

GBP
61.7297
62.9643
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USD
53.7176
54.792

nbe

KWD
126.8085
129.34467
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CNH
5.6258
5.738316
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ZAR
2.6751
2.728602
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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
53.9027
54.9808
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GBP
63.533
64.8037
,
CHF
56.1915
57.3153
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SEK
4.6895
4.7833
,
NOK
4.675
4.7685
,
DKK
7.1148
7.2571
,
JPY
0.3675
0.3749
,
CAD
35.9935
36.7134
,
SAR
12.9946
13.2545
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AED
13.2823
13.5479
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EUR
58.5545
59.7256
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DJF
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
,
ZAR
,
CNY
,
AED

oromia

USD
53.3285
54.3951
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EUR
56.7522
57.8872
,
GBP
64.2235
65.508
,
SAR
14.185
14.4687
,
CHF
57.398
58.546
,
AED
14.5198
14.8102

lion

coop

USD
53.8887
54.9665
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GBP
66.3532
67.6803
,
EUR
58.3453
59.5122
,
SAR
14.3466
14.6335
,
AED
14.6716
14.965

One USA Dollar to Birr: $ is Being Sold at 115 Birr in Banks

USA Dollar to Birr

Ethiopia has been facing a shortage of foreign currency for a while now. The ongoing socioeconomic challenge, the widely spread illegal exchanges or black market, and all the other problems she’s been facing as a developing country have aggravated the economy.

Even though governmental and private banks have been struggling to provide the USA dollar to birr exchange service to their customers despite the challenges, the dawn falling economy and the merchants trying to keep their head above the water led the currency rate to the worst of its history. In this dilemma, it seems like the banks have found an opportunistic line in between.

Some of the banks manage to stretch a system between the official external illegal USA dollar to birr exchange system( the black market) and the legally aligned one . “the commission currency system “the current banks in Ethiopia, especially the private ones, are now demanding a commission from customers to buy a currency.

What the National Bank of Ethiopia has said about this USA Dollar to Birr Exchange

National Bank of Ethiopia recently issued a daily price of 54 birrs and 82 cents for banks to sell one USA dollar to birr. It has been expressed that the commission requested from this private banks for one American dollar is 55 to 60 birr; this has brought the selling price of one US dollar to a total of 110 to 115 birr, and the requested commission is to be shared by the individuals with currency deposits and the banks.

The transaction is done by bank employees who are the brokers in between to connect the individuals with foreign currency deposits in banks and the customers who want the currency. The merchants who require the money to import products have to allow this,pay the requested commission, and get their exchange in order to keep there job on line .  To calm this situation, the government ordered that 38 types of products should not be allowed by banks to accept foreign currency.

The fact that the USA dollar to birr exchange commission paid for foreign exchange is higher than the price being issued by the National Bank indicates that Ethiopia’s foreign currency shortage has reached a worse level than ever before. Many are concerned that the Ethiopian economy may face persistent inflation in the future due to this foreign exchange transaction.

Three years ago, the National Bank distributed only 100 million US dollars to private banks, weighing their foreign exchange earnings, to stabilize the currency market. But the fact that it has been years since the National Bank of Ethiopia made its previous supply of foreign currency to stabilize the foreign exchange market and that the State Commercial Bank does not allow much money for importers made the situation worse.

In addition to the economic recession and the war that Ethiopia went through, the economic reforms that were supposed to carry out haven’t been implied as quickly as they were supposed to be, which has prolonged the loans that were going to be provided from the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund and other lenders. The one negotiation with the Group of 20 member states to extend the loan repayment period and obtain additional loans has also needed to be faster. This year’s six-month export performance is about 1.7 billion, which is less compared to the same period last year’s report is another threat to worsen the deficit.