cbe

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
CHF
57.9363
59.095
,
SEK
4.5316
4.6222
,
NOK
4.6506
4.7436
,
DKK
7.1279
7.2705
,
DJF
0.3092
0.3154
,
JPY
0.3362
0.3429
,
CAD
37.1227
37.8652
,
SAR
13.3203
13.5867
,
AED
13.6031
13.8752
,
XAF
0.012
0.0122
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
32.1139
32.7562
,
SDR
,
ZAR
,
CNY
6.8347
6.9714
,
KWD
170.5482
173.9592

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
55.2124
56.3166
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
GBP
67.5358
68.8865
,
CHF
60.6663
61.8796
,
AUD
35.485
36.1947
,
AED
15.0311
15.3317
,
CNY
7.5522
7.7032
,
DKK
7.8761
8.0336
,
DJF
0.3092
0.3154
,
INR
0.664
0.6773
,
JPY
0.3715
0.3789
,
KES
0.3737
0.3812
,
NOK
5.1388
5.2416
,
SAR
14.7186
15.013
,
ZAR
2.946
3.0049
,
SEK
5.0073
5.1074
,
SDR
72.654
74.1071

zemen

CAD
41.0196
41.84
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
GBP
67.5358
68.8865
,
SEK
5.0073
5.1074
,
USD
55.2124
56.3166

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
64.4967
65.7866
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
CHF
57.9363
59.095
,
USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
CAD
37.1227
37.8652
,
AED
13.6031
13.8752
,
SAR
13.3203
13.5867

berhan

wegagen

USD
55.1843
56.288
,
GBP
65.3387
66.6455
,
EURO
59.0472
60.2281
,
CAD
37.1702
37.9136
,
AUD
32.2574
32.9025
,
CHF
58.7918
59.9676
,
SEK
4.4943
4.5842
,
NOK
4.6479
4.7409
,
DKK
7.1688
7.3122
,
DJF
0.3093
0.3155
,
INR
0.6629
0.6762
,
KSH
0.3749
0.3824
,
JPY
0.3382
0.345
,
SAR
13.3139
13.5802
,
AED
13.5955
13.8674
,
ZAR
3.1723
3.2357
,
CNY
6.8493
6.9863
,
KWD
170.6195
174.0319

dgb

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
67.5358
68.8865
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
CHF
60.6663
61.8796
,
CAD
41.0196
41.84
,
AUD
35.485
36.1947
,
SEK
5.0073
5.1074
,
NOK
5.1388
5.2416
,
DKK
7.8761
8.0336
,
DJF
0.3092
0.3154
,
INR
0.664
0.6773
,
KSH
0.3737
0.3812
,
JPY
0.3715
0.3789
,
SAR
14.7186
15.013
,
AED
15.0311
15.3317
,
ZAR
2.946
3.0049
,
CNY
7.5522
7.7032
,
KWD
178.5845
182.1562

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
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
CHF
57.9363
59.095
,
SEK
4.5316
4.6222
,
NOK
4.6506
4.7436
,
DKK
7.1279
7.2705
,
JPY
0.3362
0.3429
,
CAD
37.1227
37.8652
,
SAR
13.3203
13.5867
,
AED
13.6031
13.8752
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928
,
DJF
,
INR
,
KES
,
AUD
,
ZAR
,
CNY
,
AED

oromia

USD
53.3285
54.3951
,
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

USD
55.2124
56.3166
,
GBP
64.4967
65.7866
,
EUR
58.7184
59.8928

coop

USD
55.208
56.3122
,
GBP
67.6574
69.0105
,
EUR
58.8131
59.9894
,
SAR
14.7182
15.0126
,
AED
15.0291
15.3297

gadaa

hijra

EUR
59.0833
60.265
,
USD
54.2297
55.3143
,
GBP
64.8713
66.1687
,
AED
13.3629
13.6302
,
KWD
168.8489
172.2259
,
SAR
13.3629
13.3481

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.