Ethiopia’s central bank has revealed the recent devaluation of the birr has been an attempt to secure funding from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The process involved loosening the tight restrictions imposed on the foreign currency market, which is key in getting IMF funding. “The reform introduces a competitive market-based determination of the exchange rate…...
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Ethiopia devalues the Birr to secure IMF funding
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