Zemedeneh Negatu

Beautiful night view of Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, viewed from an Ethiopian Airlines (ET) 737-MAX private flight from MOS to ADD last night. Extremely smooth landing. Bole Airport was hyper busy & efficient. The newly extended wing is very nice. Thanks ET for the great service!

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“She listened to the land, built a business and reclaimed African wellness”, a great story of a young Ethiopian woman entrepreneur, Feven Tsehaye, founder of Chakka Origins. Chakka sources directly from Ethiopia’s vast biodiverse forests. newsghana.com.gh/she-listened-t…

Did the U.S. fund the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) as President Trump stated? “First Post” TV asked me that key question during last night’s live interview (video). My response: No, the U.S. did not fund GERD. I believe the President was misinformed by his advisors.…

Africa’s GDP significantly under performing accounting only 2% of global GDP but 19% of the world’s population. If Africa were to invest smartly in its 1.5 billion people and is productive like China, its GDP could be ~$22 trillion (comparable to Europe) vs $2.4 trillion today…

Public Education Campaign Series By CBE Capital Investment Bank Website: cbecapitalsc.com X (Twitter): @CBECapitalSC LinkedIn: CBE Capital የመንግሥት የአጭር ጊዜ ግምጃ ቤት ሰነድ ምንድን ነው? የመንግሥት የአጭር ጊዜ ግምጃ ቤት ሰነዶች ማለት ለአጭር ጊዜ…

Here’s the IMF’s latest report (verbatim), dated July 2, 2025, on Ethiopia’s economic reforms. 1. Ethiopia has made significant progress in implementing fundamental macroeconomic reforms under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), approved in July 2024. Economic indicators have…

Equity Bank of #Kenya awarded “Best Regional Bank in East Africa” at the 2025 African Banker Awards. Source: @KeEquityBank Equity Group Managing Director and CEO, Dr. James Mwangi said “We are deeply honoured by this recognition. This award is a testament to our commitment to…

የኢትዮጵያ ፈር ቀዳጅ ኢንቨስትመንት ባንክ የሆነው ሲቢኢ ካፒታል የኢትዮጵያ የሰነደ ሙዓለ ንዋዮች ገበያ (ESX) ባዘጋጀው ይፋዊ የሰነደ ሙዓለ ንዋዮች ግብይት ላይ በታሪክ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የኢትዮጵያ መንግስት የግምጃ ቤት ሰነዶችን  በተሳካ ሁኔታ…

CBE Capital, Ethiopia’s pioneering Investment Bank, today successfully executed a historically 1st inter-broker trade of the Government of Ethiopia’s Treasury Bills, at the official commencement of trading organized by the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). We also traded…

Had fascinating discussions about global “Mega Trends” at a private lunch in London with three people with extensive leadership experiences (picture). 1. The American Four Star General (ret), General “Kip” Ward, former head of the U.S-Africa Command (AFRICOM) 2. The 1st Deputy…

I am honored to receive the “Africa Leadership Impact Award 2025” at the 10th annual “ALM Africa Summit” held at the iconic Landmark Hotel in London. Thank you 🙏 Congratulations to all other awardees.

A big week for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). The completion of Africa’s largest hydroelectric power dam officially announced by Ethiopia’s PM H.E. Abiy Ahmed. The $5.0 billion self-financed dam ends darkness for millions across Africa. Congratulations!

London Stock Exchange (LSE): Kenya’s President, H.E. William Ruto, Guest of Honor this morning who rung the LSE’s opening bell. I had the honor to discuss with President Ruto about investing and doing business in Africa (picture). InvestAfrica’s annual “The Africa Debate” is…

National Bank of Ethiopia (the central bank) released its latest MPC report. The report contains many valuable data points and details of various decisions the MPC has made. In my view, the most wide-reaching and impactful announcement is about inflation: In May 2025,…

Proud of Mahi as she continues to expand her horizons beyond aviation and design/retail high quality outfits. Her new venture is the beauty and aesthetics industry. The journey is beautifully unfolding 👍 📷 Seoul, South Korea

First group of @CBECapitalSC’s eight investment banking analysts interns 2025: Some of the schools they are attending *Cornell University, New York *Suffolk University, Boston *Addis Abeba University, Ethiopia *New York University (NYU), Abu Dhabi *Northeastern University,…