Finance Minister Ahmed Shide met with private bondholders to discuss Ethiopia’s debt treatment.
It has been a decade since the government issued a USD 1 billion Eurobond, which was due to be fully repaid by the end of last year.
The two sides agreed to continue negotiations as Ethiopia seeks debt relief from both official creditors and private bondholders.
According to Ethiopia’s diplomatic mission in Washington, D.C., the meeting focused on the country’s debt restructuring progress under the G20 Common Framework. This follows a principle agreement reached with Ethiopia’s Official Creditors Committee in March 2025.
Ethiopia is currently negotiating with international creditors, primarily G20 nations and private bondholders. While discussions with official creditors are progressing well, talks with bondholders remain unresolved.
In February, Ethiopia’s Eurobond holders accused the IMF of overstating the country’s financial challenges to advocate for deeper debt relief, including potential haircuts. They argued that Ethiopia’s economy is recovering, particularly in key sectors like coffee exports, and criticized the IMF’s analysis as flawed, claiming it artificially depicts a solvency crisis.
A delegation led by Finance Minister Ahmed Shide, who attended last week’s World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, held constructive discussions with Eurobond holders, according to a diplomatic mission statement. Both sides agreed to maintain dialogue to ensure a smooth and timely debt restructuring process.
A memorandum of understanding with G20 creditors is expected to be signed in June, paving the way for the restructuring of over USD 8 billion in debt.
Finance Minister engages private bondholders in Ethiopia’s Debt Restructuring Talks
UNICEF Ethiopia Invitation to Bid
Invitation for Procurement of Plastic Latrine Slab
LITB-2025-9196959
UNICEF Ethiopia invites eligible bidders to participate in a tender for the establishment for the Procurement of Plastic Latrine Slab.
Interested and eligible bidders can access the bid document through the following link:
https://tender.2merkato.com/tenders/680b834486630520630e5271
Submission Requirement
Submission of bids should be done as per the below requirements:
A) Any query or clarification regarding this bid shall be sent via email to ETH-Addis Ababa Supply at supplyaddisababa@unicef.org. before Tuesday 29 April 2025 COB. When sending your request for clarification, please ensure that you specify the LITB number in the subject email and provide the name of your company, contact person, email, and mobile number.
B) The LITB reference and whether the submission is Technical or Financial should be indicated in the subject of the email. Proposals must be submitted into two PDF attachments within one email:
Proposals must be split into two separate PDF attachments within one email:
Technical Proposal: Must consist of clearly scanned legal and credential documents as outlined in the ITB and must not contain any information relating to prices or fees. The attachment must be titled LITB-2025-9196959 – Technical Proposal – (Company Name).
Financial Proposal: Must consist of documents relating to prices or fees. The attachment must be titled LITB-2025-9196959 – Financial Proposal – (Company Name).
C) Disclosure: Any hard copy bid submission will be automatically disqualified. The due date for submission is Wednesday 08 May 2025, @ 3:00 PM. Full proposals should be submitted in ENGLISH via email to the ETH-Addis Ababa Supply at supplyaddisababa@unicef.org.
D) To reduce the risk of late delivery, emails should be sent in good time before the deadline for bid submission.
E) please include the following details in the financial offer (delivery time, validity date of the quote and stock availability).
INVITATION TO BID
SALE OF AFRICA HALL HERITAGE OBSOLETE FURNITURE, OTHER OBSOLETE
FURNITURE, AND EMPTY FIRE EXTINGUISHERS.
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) invites interested bidders to participate in a closed bid exercise for the sale of obsolete furniture and empty fire extinguishers.
The bid will be sold “as is, where is” without recourse to warranties. The bid with some information will be available from 23 April 2025 – 14 May 2025 on UN working hours and days From Monday to Thursday morning time between 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM and 15:00 PM to 17:00 PM and on Friday 9:00
AM to 13:00 PM.
Interested bidders may collect the bid document from the Procurement Unit, in Room no. NG.4S.03 of its Secretariat Building (Niger) in the ECA compound at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, during working hours, starting from 23 April 2025 – 14 May 2025 on UN working hours and days from Monday to Thursday morning time between 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM afternoon time 15:00 PM to 17:00 PM and on Friday
9:00 AM to 13:00 PM.
For any queries regarding this bid, please contact the Bid Officer, Tel. 0115445163 extensions (35163).
For physical inspection purpose, please contact Inventory Control Unit of ECA in person or through telephone 0115-443115 extensions (33115).
Physical inspection will be on May 5,7,9,12 and 14.
The closing date of the bid submission will be on 14 May 2025 at 16:00 PM, and the opening will be on 15 May 2025 at 10:00AM. No Proposal shall be received after this deadline. Bidders should deposit Birr 200 in United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN ECA) account No.1000090977858 and collect bid document from Procurement Unit, in Room no. NG.4S.03.
Bidders will be expected to submit a bid bond of 10% of the total bid amount in the form of CPO as a guarantee to participate in closed bid exercise.
The 10% Bid bond will not be returned to the awarded bidder who failed to collect his/her award. Submission of bid based on a bid purchased by another bidder is strictly prohibited. The Economic Commission for Africa reserves the right to reject any or all proposals received whenever such rejection is in the interest of the organization
Invitation to Bid for the Supply of Printer, photo Copy Machine and Laptop Computers from Manufacturer Authorized Dealers
Bid No.PPFMS00/2024-2025
Nib Insurance Company (S. Co.) invites sealed bid from eligible bidders for the Supply of Printer, photo Copy Machine and Laptop Computers from Manufacturer Authorized Dealers.
Interested bidders can collect the bid document up on presentation of renewed trade license VAT Registration certificate, Taxpayers Registration certificate (TIN),Commercial Registration Certificate, Tax Clearance certificate ,Manufacturer Authorizations Letter and payment of non-refundable Birr 100.00 (One hundred birr) from Procurement, Property & Facility Management Service located at Dembel City Center, 11th Floor (Please use Lift No. 2 or 3), during office hours (morning from 8:30am to 12:00am, afternoon from 1:00pm to 5:00pm) starting from April 28, 2025.
All bids must be accompanied by a bid security of Birr 20,000.00 (Twenty Thousand birr) in the form of a Cash Payment Order (CPO).
Bid closing date: May 13, 2025 at 10:00 am
Bid opening date: May 13, 2025 at 10:10 am
The Company reserves the right to accept or reject all or parts of the bid.
Nib Insurance Company (S. Co.)
Tel 011 554 0176
011 554 4999
Addis Ababa
