Ethiopia's government expects overall spending will rise next fiscal year mainly due to costs related to ​the Iran ⁠war, its finance minister said on Thursday. Minister Ahmed Shide ‌said in a budget speech that overall spending was projected to rise to roughly ​2.34 trillion birr ($14.69 billion) in the 2026/27 fiscal year that starts next month, ​from 1.92 ​trillion birr in the current fiscal year. [...]