Washington, D.C. (Hornpost) –On the sidelines of the 2025 World Bank Group and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Annual Meetings, H.E. Ahmed Shide, Minister of Finance of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, held a bilateral meeting with H.E. Bezalel Smotrich, Minister of Finance of the State of Israel.
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss ways to further strengthen the longstanding ties between Ethiopia and Israel through enhanced economic and investment cooperation.
Minister Ahmed Shide reaffirmed Ethiopia’s commitment to deepening mutually beneficial relations and highlighted key areas for potential collaboration in Ethiopia’s national priorities.
H.E. Bezalel Smotrich commended Ethiopia’s ongoing economic reforms and expressed Israel’s readiness to expand cooperation by promoting investment linkages and sharing expertise in technology innovation, digital finance, water resource management, irrigation, and agricultural modernization.
Both ministers reaffirmed their shared commitment to advancing economic and development cooperation to strengthen the partnership between Ethiopia and Israel for mutual growth and prosperity.
Hornpost staff Reporter
