エチオピア：対米ドル貨幣価値が30％下落

　さらなるインフレが懸念される。

BBC Ethiopian currency falls sharply after big policy change　22 hours ago

Kalkidan Yibeltal

　IMFやWorld Bankから援助を受けるため、固定相場制から変動相場制に移行したみたい。そしたら実勢価格へ急速に移動した―下落したーもののよう。そもそもIMFやWorld Bankの世話になりたいというからには借金漬け状態であるわけで、むろん外貨不足でもあり、これかなりマズいのと違うか。

「The value of Ethiopia's currency has fallen by 30% against the US dollar after the government relaxed currency restrictions, one the country's biggest banks, the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, has said.

The government reversed its long-standing policy of fixing the exchange rate in a bid to secure a loan of $10.7bn (£8.3bn) from the International Monetary (IMF) and World Bank.

Some Ethiopians have received the news with apprehension fearing that it will lead to a sharp rise in the cost of living at a time when inflation is already high.

The country has been struggling with chronic foreign currency shortages particularly in recent years.」

　インフレ対策で生活必需品には補助金を出す―どうも現在、本邦でも行われているように―つもりはあるそうだが、それも元手となるおカネあってのことのはず。

「To cushion the transition and stave off inflation and market instability, Ethiopia's government has pledged to provide subsidies on essential goods such as petrol as well as extra help for low-income workers.」

　いやだな、エチオピアは東アフリカの安定の礎のひとつのはずなんだ…持ってくれよと願うばかり。