The Diaspora Capital Opportunity
Record Remittances, Formalisation, and the Gap Between Transfers and Productive Investment
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Ethiopia recorded $7.17 billion in formal remittances in FY2024/25, yet executive estimates suggest formal channels capture only a fraction of total diaspora flows. This brief assesses the effect of foreign-exchange reform, transfer costs, diaspora geography, capital-market participation, and the barriers preventing remittances from becoming productive investment at scale.
Ethiopian Diaspora Service; Commercial Bank of Ethiopia; World Bank; Ethiopian Securities Exchange
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Tamene, Edosa. “The Diaspora Capital Opportunity.” InfoPlate Media and Consulting, July 13, 2026.
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