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The Ministry of Finance has announced that it will assume the debt of the Ethiopian Railway Corporation following the conclusion of restructuring talks with Chinese creditors, in a move that signals a new government approach to managing the liabilities of state-owned enterprises. Finance Minister Ahmed Shide told Parliament that rising domestic and external debt levels remain a concern, but said the government is committed to a sustainable financial model that aligns repayment capacity with national economic growth. He said the railway corporation’s inability to generate enough revenue to service loans tied to the Addis Ababa-Djibouti railway and light rail projects had created major financial bottlenecks. The debt will now be transferred to the Ministry of Finance and formalized in the budget document for the coming fiscal year, according to the minister. The decision follows reports that Ethiopia...

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