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Addis Abeba Turns to Federal Coffers as Housing Debts Strain City Finances

May 9 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Mayor Adanech Abiebie's cabinet has approved an additional 9.9 billion Br budget, a m...


Upper House Freezes Cosmo Asset Battle Testing Commercial Courts

May 9 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The fight over Cosmo Trading Plc has outgrown the courtroom where it began. What star...


Safaricom’s Big Bet Begins to Pay Off, at a Cost to Customers

May 9 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Safaricom's Ethiopian bet, defined by the cost of entering one of Africa's last close...


Fed to Create Watchdog for Insurance Industry

May 4 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The domestic insurance industry is approaching its largest regulatory overhaul in dec...



Africa's Airlines Boom, But its Stay Grounded

May 3 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

African aviation is entering a contradiction. The continent has the world's fastest p...


Siket Bank’s Costly Coming of Age Leaves its Under Pressure

May 3 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Siket Bank ended the last financial year larger, carrying the costs of becoming a com...


Universities Win Autonomy Only to Find the Purse Strings Tightened

Apr 26 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The Ministry of Education (MoE) plans a new block-grant budget regulation for autonom...


Debt Reprive Faces a New Reckoning as War Drives Up the Price of Survival

Apr 27 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The federal government's attempt to emerge from debt distress is facing a new externa...



Carbon Market Plan Sparks a Bureaucratic Bickering

Apr 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

A battle over who gets to run Ethiopia's carbon market is no longer confined to memos...


Student Funding Model Buckles Under Weak Repayment Record

Apr 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

For over two decades, the universities' cost-sharing system has run on a promise. Stu...


Shabelle Bank Expands Fast While Staying Small

Apr 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Shabelle Bank spent the past year doing what many young banks try to do first. It tri...


Rising Costs, Falling Purchases Shape a Quiet Easter Season Across Addis Markets

Apr 10 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

The gloomy Thursday of April 9th carries the same mood as the community itself, gloom...




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