Ethiopia allotted the entire $500 million at a special auction held by the central bank to ease pent-up demand for dollars in the economy that has renewed pressure on the birr https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-08-20/ethiopia-sells-500-million-in-latest-bid-to-support-currency?taid=6a870d156510a600012fe46b&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_content=business&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter