About BirrNow.
Making Ethiopia’s economy easier to understand.
What you can find here
BirrNow brings together economic reporting, published bank exchange rates and dated market price observations. Readers can explore Ethiopian economy reporting and analysis, compare bank buying and selling rates, and track food and everyday item prices.
Our comparisons help explain a quote or an observation. Banks and transfer providers confirm the rate, fees and availability for an actual transaction; local sellers confirm current item prices.
BirrNow editorial desk
Articles published under the BirrNow editorial desk byline link to the original material they discuss. Each article identifies its publication time, update time, topic and whether it is reporting or analysis.
Reporting distinguishes sourced facts from sections labeled BirrNow interpretation. Analysis explains the cited material and labels illustrative calculations. A source’s observation period or release date is kept separate from the publication date of our article.
How to check our data
Exchange comparisons show the bank’s publication date, the time BirrNow checked the source, and the original source link. Unknown or older publications are archived rather than ranked as current quotes.
Market prices distinguish WFP benchmarks from community reports and preserve observation dates and units. A historical observation describes its reference period; it is not a promise of today’s shop price.
Visit sources and methodology for eligibility rules, bank source status, and details of market price aggregation. When checking a figure, start with its source, observation period, currency and unit.