GPN - Ethiopia - Ignite- Financing the Missing Middle

Title: GPN - Ethiopia - Ignite- Financing the Missing Middle URL Source: http://www.afdb.org/en/documents/gpn-ethiopia-ignite-financing-missing-middle Published Time: 2026-04-09T08:21:36+00:00 Markdown Content: [Skip to main content](http://www.afdb.org/en/documents/gpn-ethiopia-ignite-financing-missing-middle#main-content) [](https://www.facebook.com/pages/African-Development-Bank-Group/200096809612?ref=ts "Follow us on Facebook")[](https://twitter.com/AfDB_Group "Follow us on X")[](https://instagram.com/afdb_group "Follow us on Instagram")[](https://www.linkedin.com/company/african-development-bank "Follow us on LinkedIn")[](https://www.flickr.com/photos/afdbgroup/ "Flickr Album")[](https://www.youtube.com/user/afdbcomu "YouTube")[](https://vimeo.com/afdb "Vimeo")[](https://www.afdb.org/en/rss-feeds "RSS")[](https://www.afdb.org/en/contacts "Email") [](http://www.afdb.org/en "African Development Bank Group") * [العربية](http://www.afdb.org/ar/documents/gpn-ethiopia-ignite-financing-missing-middle) * [English](http://www.afdb.org/en/documents/gpn-ethiopia-ignite-financing-missing-middle) * [Français](http://www.afdb.org/fr/documents/gpn-ethiopia-ignite-financing-missing-middle) * [Português](http://www.afdb.org/pt/documents/gpn-ethiopia-ignite-financing-missing-middle) ## Search form  * [About Us](http://www.afdb.org/en/about-us) * 1. 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