Racing To Become a Leader in Digitally-Enabled Financial Inclusion
With just one telco and a focus on rural markets, Ethiopia challenges many of our assumptions as it creates its own digital finance ecosystem.
People on the Move: Islamic Finance for Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa
Can Focused Policy Reforms Help Bring Back Remittances?
How the Ethiopian government is tackling the challenge of declining remittances and economic contraction brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ethiopia Sees Jump in Mobile Payments Despite COVID-19
COVID-19 has created many disruptions in Ethiopia this year, impacting both merchants and consumers.
United Nations Federal Credit Union Partners With Thunes for Mobile Money Transfers
The collaboration enables UNFCU members to transfer money to mobile wallets in select countries in local currencies.
Ethiopia Allows Local Banks To Borrow From Foreign Banks
The decision of the National Bank of Ethiopia followed the chronic foreign currency shortage the country has been facing for many years.
How an Ethiopian MFI Has Kept Its Focus on Savings in the Face of Great Challenges
Teshome Dayesso, co-founder and CEO of Buusaa Gonofaa, discusses his MFI's savings journey and the challenges they have faced over the past year due to the pandemic and political uncertainty.
UNCDF Partners With Google to Accelerate the Growth and Resilience of Ethiopia's MSMEs Through Digitalization
Through a strategic partnership, UNCDF and Google aim to digitize micro, small and medium enterprises in the Eastern and Southern Africa Region by providing technical assistance, training, and business advisory support.
Launching a Project for Innovative Agent Network Solutions in Ethiopia
UNCDF launches the Cash-in/Cash-Out (CICO) project in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing together key stakeholders from Ethiopia's banking sector, MNOs, Fintechs, MFIs, development agencies and other digital financial services ecosystem players.