Christian Tesfaye
Christian Tesfaye (christian.tesfaye@addisfortune.net) is a researcher and Fortune's Deputy Editor-in-Chief whose interests run amok in the directions of political thought, markets, society and pop culture.
Oct 1 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
Fuel prices have escalated once again. A litre of diesel rose 22.2pc to almost 60 Br. Benzene went up by a fifth of its former price to 57 B...
Sep 24 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
We have all heard the news by now. The black market rate for one dollar is now around 90 Br. The official rate, for those with access, is ar...
Sep 17 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
Few would have imagined that the Peele in Key & Peele, a show on MTV's Comedy Central, would become a world-class director reminiscent o...
Sep 17 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
There are many economic indicators that people are worried about at present. There is inflation, which has been in the 30pc to 40pc range fo...
Sep 10 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
Bollywood has finally peaked. The sentimentalism, chirpy musical numbers, physics-defying fight scenes an...
Sep 10 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
The Council of Ministers made a very important decision earlier this month to allow foreign investment in...
Sep 3 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
Safaricom has finally begun operations in Ethiopia, in a way. It is a “large-scale customer pilot” of...
Aug 27 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
No one really can predict the future. The advances in collecting, collating and analysing large amounts o...
Aug 20 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
It seemed like it was yesterday that the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), in one of its most colourful regulatory actions, banned all types...
Aug 13 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
No matter one's predilections against cryptocurrency, it is hard not to appreciate their innovativeness a...
Aug 6 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
Talking to people, it is hard not to be surprised at the level of misunderstanding about the economy, what drives it and how solutions could...
Jul 30 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye
It seems that there is a new bank opening its doors every week. The latest was Tsehay Bank, which commenc...
Aug 30 , 2025
For Germans, Otto von Bismarck is first remembered as the architect of a unified nati...
Aug 23 , 2025
Banks have a new obsession. After decades chasing deposits and, more recently, digita...
Aug 16 , 2025
A decade ago, a case in the United States (US) jolted Wall Street. An ambulance opera...
Aug 9 , 2025
In the 14th Century, the Egyptian scholar Ibn Khaldun drew a neat curve in the sand....
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