This web page provides information on the activities of the Office, views of the IMF staff, and the relations between Ethiopia and the IMF. Additional information can be found on the Ethiopia and IMF country page, including official IMF reports and Executive Board documents in English that deal with Ethiopia.
At a Glance
- Current IMF membership: 190 countries
- Ethiopia joined the Fund in December 27, 1945
- Total Quotas: SDR 300.70 Million
- The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Staff Report for the 2018 Article IV Consultation, December 4, 2018, Series: Country Report No. 18/354
Office Activities
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Contextualizing Ethiopia’s Recent Economic Performance
Keynote Address by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF at the Ethiopian Economics Association’s 17th International Conference on the Ethiopian Economy.
July 18, 2019
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G20 Compact with Africa Peer Learning Workshop on Private Sector-Led Diversification and Growth
Remarks by Abebe Aemro Selassie, Director, African Department, IMF Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
July 17, 2019
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Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa and Macroeconomic Issues for Ethiopia
Presentation by the IMF Resident Representative to development partners and private sector representatives
November 1, 2013
IMF's Work on Ethiopia
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
February 10, 2022
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Opening Remarks at the 60th Anniversary of IMF African Department
December 15, 2021
The conference follows a commemorative event with President Ouattara in May 2021 and is accompanied by the issuance of a special Finance and Development online publication. It will discuss two important issues. First, how Africa, the IMF, and the African Department have evolved over the past 60 years. And second, what challenges the region, our institution and the African department will face in the post-pandemic world.
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60th Anniversary of IMF African Department
December 7, 2021
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Transcript of IMF Press Briefing
September 16, 2021
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IMF Urges Swift Formation of Creditor Committee for Ethiopia
July 6, 2021
Regional Economic Outlook
April 28, 2022
The economic recovery in sub-Saharan Africa surprised on the upside in the second half of 2021, prompting a significant upward revision in last year’s estimated growth, from 3.7 to 4.5 percent. This year, however, that progress has been jeopardized by the Russian invasion of Ukraine which has triggered a global economic shock that is hitting the region at a time when countries’ policy space to respond to it is minimal to nonexistent. Most notably, surging oil and food prices are straining the external and fiscal balances of commodity-importing countries and have increased food security concerns in the region.Read the Report
Departmental Papers on Africa
