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Money and Shopping in Ethiopia
Money and Shopping in Ethiopia
The official currency is the Ethiopian Birr (ETB). You are only supposed to import and export 100 birr. Usually hotel and car rental bills must be paid in cash.
€1 is about 22.94 ETB, and £1 is about 26.23 ETB as of October 2010. 1 US$ is about 16.85 ETB as of April, 2011. Coins are valued at 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 cents, and banknotes come in values of 1, 5, 10, 50, and 100 birr.
ATMs are still rare. There are many cash machines in Addis Ababa.
(Nov 08) Dashen Bank has already 19 ATM locations in Addis Ababa. Dashen banks with ATM cash machines allow one to make cash advances with a VISA credit card (May 2009). Most reliable ones are located at Sheraton Hotel and Dembel Shopping Center. There is also ATM at the Hilton Addis Ababa, as well as at the DH Geda building on Bole Rd. Some Dashen banks that do not have ATMs will also provide a cash advance with a VISA credit card.
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