Economy
A Decade of Deals Reshapes UAE-Ethiopia Economic Relations
BirrMetrics · 2 weeks ago · Read the Full Story on BirrMetrics
AI SUMMARY
Over the past decade, the economic and institutional relationship between the United Arab Emirates and Ethiopia has significantly deepened through multi-billion-dollar investments, trade agreements, and strategic cooperation in agriculture, logistics, and digital technology.
- Since 2017, UAE entities have announced or deployed more than $168 billion in African projects across sectors including deep-water ports, digital logistics, critical minerals, commercial farming, and renewable energy.
- The UAE rolled out a $3 billion stabilization package for Ethiopia to ease a severe foreign exchange crisis through low-interest funding, direct investment, and a bilateral currency swap.
- The UAE imports roughly 90 percent of its food, driving Emirati state-backed and private agribusinesses to pour nearly $12 billion into East Africa's agricultural sector over the last 15 years.
- Emirad infrastructure operators like DP World and AD Ports Group are developing ports, dry ports, and economic free zones to connect landlocked Ethiopia and other African nations to global trade routes.
- The UAE is deploying billion-dollar AI and digital development funds to support initiatives such as the 5 Million Ethiopian Coders program and modernize public services.
- Masdar and AMEA Power are advancing multi-gigawatt wind and solar projects to boost clean power generation in Africa and support strained grids like Ethiopia's.
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