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Ethiopia sets December deadline for completion of bond swap deal

Ethiopia expects to finish exchanging its defaulted one-billion-dollar Eurobond by the end of the year.

Ethiopia is targeting December to complete the exchange of its defaulted one-billion-dollar Eurobond, even as global debt challenges persist.

The country has been working through a formal restructuring process for the bond, which had been in default. The December deadline represents the government's planned endpoint for finalising the swap agreement with creditors.

The bond swap forms part of Ethiopia's broader efforts to address its external debt obligations during a period of economic pressure affecting many countries worldwide.