Leather Industry Desperate to Save own Skin

Deposit Mobilisation Barely Keeping Up With Cash Hoarding, Inflation

Deposit Mobilisation Barely Keeping Up With Cash Hoarding, Inflation

July 18 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

A businessman trading in electronics, Abel never thought he would be burdened in making timely payments for suppliers. Running a store in Mercato, he has a weekly turnover of...

Trouble Tying Construction Firms with Banks, Insurance Looms Large

Trouble Tying Construction Firms with Banks, Insurance Looms Large

July 11 , 2021 . By SAMUEL BOGALE

Established over two decades ago when a handful of businesspeople were interested in joining the construction industry, Afro-Tsion Construction Plc started a business with a c...

Starting Business Never Gets Easier

Starting Business Never Gets Easier

July 3 , 2021 . By SAMUEL BOGALE

Finding a job in the Ethiopian labour market had been all but a pleasant experience for Lamesgen Wubshet, a graduate of computer engineering from Meqelle University. He spent three years in search after leaving campus. He had to walk a lot, spend sleepless nights,...

How Could This Happen?

How Could This Happen?

June 19 , 2021 . By BAMLAK FIKADU

A mother of three, Netsanet Hadgu, usually buys consumer goods once a month. However, when her family goes through those goods faster than she thought, the 42-year-old widow prefers to walk to the nea...

A mother of three, Netsanet Hadgu, usually buys consumer goods once a...

With the New Budget Bill Comes Deficit Financing Fear

With the New Budget Bill Comes Deficit Financing Fear

June 12 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

The central bank released its much-anticipated report for the second quarter last week, albeit it did so almost five months later than it was initially expected to. It was not like any other, covering...

The central bank released its much-anticipated report for the second q...

The Great Bank Rush for Digital Gold

The Great Bank Rush for Digital Gold

June 5 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

For domestic businesses with a robust presence in the global market, the inability to accept small online payments from international customers remains beyond incomprehensible. It is a frustrating ord...

For domestic businesses with a robust presence in the global market, t...

Petrified Labour Cries  over Burdensome Living Costs

Petrified Labour Cries  over Burdensome Living Costs

May 29 , 2021 . By SAMSON BERHANE

The day Rabia Ali found a job was unforgettable for her family. She had to walk for two hours from her homeland, Siyomba, a small town in Amhara Regional State, to apply for the job at Kombolcha Indus...

The day Rabia Ali found a job was unforgettable for her family. She ha...

Shadows of the Glittering Bonanza

Shadows of the Glittering Bonanza

May 23 , 2021 . By BAMLAK FIKADU

This past Tuesday, the luxurious Sheraton Addis hotel was the venue for a rather unique event hosted by the Ministry of Mines & Petroleum (MoMP). The hotel was bustling with a motley crowd that se...

This past Tuesday, the luxurious Sheraton Addis hotel was the venue fo...