Ethiopian currency falls sharply after big policy change

Ethiopian currency falls sharply after big policy change

The value of Ethiopia’s currency has fallen by 30% against the US dollar after the government relaxed currency restrictions,according to one the country’s biggest banks, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia. The government reversed its long-standing policy of fixing the exchange rate in a bid to secure a loan of $10.7bn (£8.3bn) from the International Monetary […]