On 15 June 2019 The Reporter Ethiopia published an analysis titled “Crunch time,” arguing that the EPRDF’s long drive for rapid economic transformation had left the country facing a severe foreign-exchange shortage.
The essay linked scarce hard currency to import dependence, delayed payments, and the need for reform sequencing as Abiy Ahmed’s government opened selected state firms.
Kept as macroeconomy archive, the Reporter analysis dates a mid-2019 reading of Ethiopia’s forex predicament.
Sources: The Reporter Ethiopia