FX (data as of 2026-04-28, today's session not yet in)
- USD/ETB official: 157.3647 / 158.9383 (buy/sell), change 0.39% - USD/ETB Parallel: 181.8635 / 181.8635 — a 14.4% premium over the official sell rate - Day's biggest mover: GBP/ETB at 213.1505 / 215.2820, change 0.78% - EUR/ETB 184.8091 / 186.6572, change 0.74% - JPY/ETB 0.9885 / 0.9984, change 0.66% - CNY/ETB 23.0564 / 23.2870, change 0.56% - AED/ETB 42.8413 / 43.2697, change 0.39%
The birr softened against every major; sterling and the euro led the move.
Macro
- FX Gap (Parallel vs Official): 17.5% as of 2026-04-26 (sheet indicator). Today's computed gap from FX prices: 14.4%. - All other macro readings (inflation, NBR, T-bill, GDP, broad money, credit growth, budget deficit) are older than 14 days — skipped.
ESX (data as of 2026-04-28, today's session not yet in)
- Biggest loser: WGBX (Wegagen Bank) at 1,022.60, change −2.56% - IBMM (Interbank Money Market reference) at 12.5540, change −5.01% — note this is a rate reference, not an equity - GDAB (Gadaa Bank) at 1,000.00, change 0 - AWAB (Awash Bank) at 3,000.00, change 0 — newly listed Apr 23 - No gainers in the session
Watch
- Policy: Ethiopia's WTO accession reaches critical phase, Min. Kassahun (Apr 27) - Macro: Ethiopia and South Sudan agree to fast-track economic cooperation agreements (Apr 26) - Policy: CIF Global Knowledge Exchange opens in Addis with new resilience-finance program (Apr 27) - No new ESX filings in the last 3 days.