Addis Ababa, April 27, 2025 (FMC) — Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance Mr. Ahmed Shide meets with the United Kingdom Minister of State for International Development, Baroness Chapman on the margins of the 2025 Spring Meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington, D.C..
The ywo dignitaries held constructive discussion on the two countries’ bilateral partnership and the immense opportunities to further enhance cooperation in areas of shared bilateral, regional and global interests.
Mr. Ahmed Shide briefed the UK Minister on the success of his Government’s reform implementation despite challenging global conditions and Ethiopia’s positive economic outlook, and highlighted the need for sustained bilateral support for pro-poor development interventions to ensure the continued success of the reforms.
The UK Minister, on her side, commended the reform efforts and the progress towards improving the business climate, encouraged Ethiopia’s sustained contribution to regional stability in the Horn of Africa, and assured UK’s continued commitment to development cooperation to support Ethiopia realize its tremendous potential.
The two sides agreed to continue deepening the bilateral partnership, expanding beyond development support, to include greater investment, trade and economic cooperation between the two countries.