$123.10/bbl-3.9% vs previous observation
A global oil benchmark that matters for Ethiopia’s fuel-import bill.
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$7.26/kg-8.9% vs previous month
A monthly international benchmark for Ethiopia’s most important merchandise export.
September 2026World Bank Pink Sheet
4.91%-3 bp vs previous observation
A widely watched signal for global borrowing costs and investor risk appetite.
2 Nov 2026U.S. Department of the Treasury
End-of-period reference data, not real-time quotes. Oil and Treasury observations are daily; coffee is a monthly World Bank average. Dates and source links appear on every card.