Ethiopia's inflation exacerbated by fiscal and monetary policy misalignment

Ethiopia is experiencing severe inflation, with the July rate at 15.3%, primarily due to structural problems and a lack of coordination between fiscal and monetary policies.

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Government fiscal and monetary policy misalignment exacerbates inflation in Ethiopia

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Macroeconomic experts attribute the inflation to administrative overlap between fiscal and monetary policies, structural economic weaknesses, lack of central bank independence, and uncontrolled government spending.

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Ethiopia's inflation exacerbated by fiscal and monetary policy misalignment

Ethiopia is experiencing severe inflation, with the July rate at 15.3%, primarily due to structural problems and a lack of coordination between fiscal and monetary policies.