Ethiopia Introduces New Guarantees to Support Strategic Investment

Reporting published on 19 October described Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers Regulation No. 590/2026, which authorises the Ministry of Finance to provide sovereign guarantees for qualifying strategic infrastructure and industrial projects. The measure is intended to address investor concerns about state-owned enterprise contractual risks, although no new guarantee amount was disclosed in the report. Government bodies, lenders and project developers can explore opportunities in project governance, investment monitoring and public-sector risk management. HPC can support policy analytics, project dashboards and performance reporting, with fees determined by the scope of each engagement.