Vendors are seen at a fabric stall in the historical Merkato district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2024. On July 30, 2024 Ethiopia took the painful decision to let its currency float freely against the dollar, and the birr lost a third of its value overnight. The decline has continued since then -- it now takes 112 birr to buy $1, compared with 55 birr before the change. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

Abubakar Jemal, 24, arranges bed sheets at a family owned shop in the historical Merkato district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2024. On July 30, 2024 Ethiopia took the painful decision to let its currency float freely against the dollar, and the birr lost a third of its value overnight. The decline has continued since then -- it now takes 112 birr to buy $1, compared with 55 birr before the change. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

A man loads a bags of cotton onto a car in the historical Merkato district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2024. On July 30, 2024 Ethiopia took the painful decision to let its currency float freely against the dollar, and the birr lost a third of its value overnight. The decline has continued since then -- it now takes 112 birr to buy $1, compared with 55 birr before the change. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

Abubakar Jemal (C), 24, arranges bed sheets at a family owned shop in the historical Merkato district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2024. On July 30, 2024 Ethiopia took the painful decision to let its currency float freely against the dollar, and the birr lost a third of its value overnight. The decline has continued since then -- it now takes 112 birr to buy $1, compared with 55 birr before the change. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

People wait to drink tea in the historical Merkato district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2024. On July 30, 2024 Ethiopia took the painful decision to let its currency float freely against the dollar, and the birr lost a third of its value overnight. The decline has continued since then -- it now takes 112 birr to buy $1, compared with 55 birr before the change. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

A woman sells potatoes in the historical Merkato district in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on September 14, 2024. On July 30, 2024 Ethiopia took the painful decision to let its currency float freely against the dollar, and the birr lost a third of its value overnight. The decline has continued since then -- it now takes 112 birr to buy $1, compared with 55 birr before the change. (Photo by Amanuel Sileshi / AFP) (Photo by AMANUEL SILESHI/AFP via Getty Images)

A voter shows his inked finger after casting his ballot at a polling station during voting in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Colombo on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP) (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA/AFP via Getty Images)

People walk to a polling station in light rain to vote in Sri Lanka's presidential election in Galle on September 21, 2024. Cash-strapped Sri Lanka began voting for its next president September 21 in an effective referendum on an unpopular International Monetary Fund austerity plan enacted after the island nation's unprecedented financial crisis. (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED / AFP) (Photo by IDREES MOHAMMED/AFP via Getty Images)