Shortage of foreign currencies threatens Ethiopia’s economy

Foreign investors and local businesses complain that a shortage of foreign currencies like the US dollar are stifling the private sector.

Ethiopia’s economy grew at a faster rate than any other African country in the past 10 years.

But foreign investors and local businesses complain that a shortage of foreign currencies like the US dollar are stifling the private sector.

Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Adow reports from Addis Ababa.

By Mohammed Adow