By Etenesh Abera @EtenbeshAbAddis Abeba – Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) said that six of its branch offices in Oromia regional state were shut down by security forces and its employees were arrested for “unknown reasons,” Netsanet Tesfaye, ECX corporate communication bureau head told Addis Standard. According to him, ECX branches in Mettu, Gimbi, Jimma, Bedele, Nekemet, and Adama, where one-fifth of ECX’s total employees worked, were shut down under unclear circumstances. “The shutting down of the offices was followed by the arrest of employees. All of the employees in some branches, only the management in others,” Netsanet said. The warehouses containing agricultural commodities acquired from farmers as well as those purchased by merchants are locked up.

Source: Ethiopian News April 30, 2022 19:14 UTC