Digitalizing Ethiopia's Trading System Bears Fruit, Says Trade and Regional Integration Minister

Addis Ababa, January 3/2026 - The ongoing efforts to digitalize the nation’s trading system are producing concrete results by significantly modernizing how commerce is conducted in Ethiopia, Trade and Regional Integration Minister Kasahun Goffe said.

During a field visit to assess the trading system in the capital city today, Kasahun stated that his ministry is playing its role in realizing the objectives of the Digital Ethiopia 2030 strategy.

He highlighted that export contracts and licensing processes have been fully transformed into digital system, backed by continuous support and monitoring that ensure a seamless transition for businesses.

 

 

As a testament to this progress, the Minister cited the transactions for Teff on the Zemen Gebeya platform, jumping over 53 million Birr in just a month.

Reaffirming the government’s commitment to scaling the digital transaction, he added that weekend markets will be integrated next into the digital trade framework.

Furthermore, Kasahun explained that modernization efforts in the livestock trade have successfully reduced the influence of illegal brokers and intermediaries.

By expanding livestock marketing centers and making the system more transparent, the nation has seen a marked increase in revenue from live animal exports, he added.

In the first six months of the current 2018 Ethiopian fiscal year, the country has earned over 30 million USD from livestock exports. The Ministry has set an ambitious target to generate 70 million USD from this sector by the end of the current fiscal year.