Access to finance is crucial for creating jobs, boosting productivity, and reducing poverty. However, Ethiopia’s funding landscape faces numerous challenges, such as limited access to risk capital for early-stage ventures, collateral-heavy loans, and government policies that restrict foreign investment.

Addressing these challenges requires a collaborative effort among government agencies, the private sector, and other development partners to create a resilient capital market system that responds to Ethiopia’s socio-economic challenges and enables local ownership of the country’s economic future.