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SAMSON HAILU

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Lion Bank Picks Daniel Tekeste to Spearhead Road to Recovery

Feb 26 , 2022 . By SAMSON HAILU

Lion International Bank (LIB) has appointed Daniel Tekeste, 43, as its president, fol...

Worries Bubble Enat Bank Pace Lacking Vigor to Meet Capital Threshold in Four Years

Jan 22 , 2022 . By SAMSON HAILU

Enat Bank, one of the youngest banks in the industry, saw shareholders' return on inv...

Wegagen Profit, Return on Share Decline Goodly

Jan 15 , 2022 . By SAMSON HAILU

Shareholders have little to celebrate from Wegagen Bank's operations last year as pro...

Abyssinia Bank Charts Noteworthy Profit, Dividend Climb

Jan 1 , 2022 . By SAMSON HAILU

The Bank of Abyssinia (BoA) amassed 1.34 billion Br in net profit from its last year...

Nib Insurance Share Returns Dip as Profit Growth Stagnates

Jan 1 , 2022 . By SAMSON HAILU

Shareholders of Nib Insurance Company saw returns on shares decline in its operations...

Bunna Bank Turns Tide from Declining Growth

Dec 25 , 2021 . By SAMSON HAILU

Bunna International Bank managed to steer itself back into the realm of positive grow...

Awash International Bank Rides on the Right CAMEL

Dec 11 , 2021 . By SAMSON HAILU

The leading private commercial bank cemented its place in the industry with an impres...

Dashen Chronicles Mixed Silver Jubilee

Dec 4 , 2021 . By SAMSON HAILU

Dashen Bank saw its assets balloon last year, shying from hitting the 100 billion Br...

Despite Rise in Net Claims, United Shores Up Profits

Nov 20 , 2021 . By SAMSON HAILU

United Insurance saw a rise in profits last year, netting 145.1 million Br, a 17pc ju...

Commentaries

The Geopolitical Battle Over Monetary Infrastructure

The development of payment infrastructure in emerging-market economies (EMEs), from i...

Making Roads Pathways of Progress, Not Corridors of Grief

For decades, Ethiopia's roads have been described through the language of fate. The d...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

Editorial

Every Encounter with the State Should Not Become an Invoice

May 9 , 2026

The Ethiopian state appears to have discovered a fiscal instrument that is politicall...

National Dialogue Has Everything But the Trust It Needs

May 2 , 2026

By the time Ethiopia's National Dialogue Commission (ENDC) reached the end of its fir...

Addis Abeba's Roads Reveal a Country Where the Powerful Drive Through the Law

Apr 25 , 2026

In a political community, official speeches show what governments want their citizens...

Ethiopia's New Diplomacy Essence Could Be About Shielding Sovereignty

For much of the past three decades, Ethiopia occupied a familiar place in the Western...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

Jan 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

Sep 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

Dec 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

The Silence That Leadership Can't Keep

A few days ago, I attended a virtual conference in Canada that stayed with me, not be...

Development That Redraws the Rent Line

Urban renewal is often sold as a promise: cleaner streets, safer neighbourhoods, bett...

Life Matters

Motivation Drops as the Day Begins in Sleepwear

We have all seen the aesthetic. The “work from home” dream usually comes packaged...

The Final Exam No One Prepared For

The first time I heard about the “Mesob” one-stop service initiative, relief came quickly. It sounded like a promise to citizens worn do...