Issue 260: Ribbon Economics
Ethiopia’s digital economy is expanding, a new agricultural bank is nearing launch, and coffee exporters are looking beyond Europe. But getting from announcement to impact remains the harder part.
💳 Visa and ETTA aim to bring digital payments to 148,000 businesses.
🌾 A dedicated agricultural bank is expected to begin operations within three months, in a sector starved of credit.
🛣 Ethiopia is returning $109 million in unspent World Bank financing as the Modjo–Hawassa expressway project wraps up.
☕️ Coffee exporters are turning to China as EU deforestation rules loom.
🧾 Addis Ababa is tightening tax rules for unlicensed professionals.
Plus, why a digital land system can be live for weeks before its own staff finish training.
Stay ahead with Shega Weekly.
https://shorturl.at/SUxVO
Ethiopia’s digital economy is expanding, a new agricultural bank is nearing launch, and coffee exporters are looking beyond Europe. But getting from announcement to impact remains the harder part.
💳 Visa and ETTA aim to bring digital payments to 148,000 businesses.
🌾 A dedicated agricultural bank is expected to begin operations within three months, in a sector starved of credit.
🛣 Ethiopia is returning $109 million in unspent World Bank financing as the Modjo–Hawassa expressway project wraps up.
☕️ Coffee exporters are turning to China as EU deforestation rules loom.
🧾 Addis Ababa is tightening tax rules for unlicensed professionals.
Plus, why a digital land system can be live for weeks before its own staff finish training.
Stay ahead with Shega Weekly.
https://shorturl.at/SUxVO