Ethiopia

BMI View: While the unrest in North Africa continues to attract the lion's share of international attention, political risk further south is on the rise. We examine how recent... 2011-03-24

Although 2009 data are currently unavailable, we believe that economic growth in Ethiopia slowed sharply last year as a result of the deterioration in export earnings, worker remittances... 2010-03-18

BMI View: We are forecasting a current account deficit of US$1.8bn in 2008, up nominally from an estimated US$1.7bn in 2008, although declining as a proportion of GDP to 8.7% from... 2009-03-30

BMI View: We are forecasting a current account deficit of US$1.8bn in 2008, up nominally from an estimated US$1.7bn in 2008, although declining as a proportion of GDP to 8.7% from... 2009-03-30

In the 2008 Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Ethiopia is ranked 31st out of 48 sub-Saharan African nations, putting it ahead of neighbouring Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia, but... 2009-03-17

BMI View: We are forecasting a sharp slowdown in real GDP growth in Ethiopia to 2.3% in 2009, from an estimated 6.5% in 2008. The expansion of agricultural output should help to... 2009-03-10

Our outlook for Ethiopia's macroeconomy in 2009 has deteriorated on the back of a significant revision to our global assumptions. BMI now sees global growth of just 0.3% in 2009,... 2008-12-19