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A Broken Job Market, Failing Education System Betray a Generation

Sep 21 , 2024
By Geremew Milkias

Policymakers are confronted with a formidable crises in creating employment opportunities for a rapidly growing youth po...

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Charged with transforming colossal state-owned enterprises into modern and competitiv...

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Aug 18 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Although predictable Yonas Zerihun's job in the ride-hailing service is not immune to...

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How to Put Development Finance Back on Track

lobal growth this year is expected to slow to its lowest rate (outside of a crisis) s...

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When the country’s most. . .

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Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

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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...

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Rise Without Ruin

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Each morning, just beyond the compound gates, a familiar image greets the day: a mother walking briskly with her baby snug in a front carrie...

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A Broken Job Market, Failing Education System Betray a Generation

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How to Put Development Finance Back on Track

The Nuances of Baby Carrying

Baking a Country to Prosperity on Borrowed Yeast

Rise Without Ruin

When Pepper Burns the Purse

Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels

State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

BREWING DISCONTENT

Electric Vehicle Push Leaves Investors in the Lurch

How to Put Development Finance Back on Track

A New Vision for Development Cooperation

Leaders of the National . . .

When the country’s most. . .

Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels

Soaring Taxes Fail to Plug Holes as Audit Reveals Enduring Waste

Expanding Federal Budget Tests Limits of Fiscal Discipline

Desire to March to the Sea Should Spill Reason on the Way

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Rise Without Ruin

Real Respect Shows Up First

The Nuances of Baby Carrying

The Quiet Roar Beneath the Calm

Unity at the Budget Vote Tensions at Question Time

Addis Abeba to Launch Sweeping Crackdown on Construction Safety Failures

Finance Ministry Mandates Open Access to Digital Payments in Public Sector

Awash Bank Stakes Claim in Budding Capital Market with Investment Banking Arm

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