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Oct 23 , 2021

Shipping Crisis Adds Fuel to Inflationary Economy

Driving in Addis Abeba is no easy task, and the same could be said about many places across the country. Taking a vehicle on the road can be a little dicey. Drivers have to deal with everything from u...

Oct 16 , 2021

Banks Miss Deadline, Mergers Prove Unattainable

Residing in a country with no capital market, an organised marketplace for trading securities and shares, Bereket Haile, 32, uses social media platforms to buy and sell shares, particularly banks. He...

Oct 9 , 2021

The Rising Living Cost Amid Futile Crackdown on Businesses

It did not take much time for Ageze Moges, 25, to get a job when he moved to Addis Abeba six years ago. Relocating to the capital from the Gurage zone, he found work as a casual worker serving shops i...

Oct 17 , 2021

Construction: The Unpropitious Outcome

It was a cold morning, and the temperature was below 10 degrees celsius. Drivers were wearing sleepy expressions as they whizzed by the streets of Sengatera, an area blossoming into Addis Abeba's fina...

Sep 26 , 2021

Onion Prices Bring Tears to Consumers Eyes

Etenesh Yizengaw, 41, left her home in the Hanna Mariam neighbourhood at the crack of dawn this past Tuesday. Donning a scarf to withstand the bitter morning cold, the mother of four was heading to th...

Sep 18 , 2021

COVID-19 Third Wave Comes Crashing Down

On the sunny afternoon of Wednesday last week, roughly 50 health personnel on duty at Millennium Hall, once a venue for festivity, were rushing to the patient wards through the donning area. Every inc...

Sep 10 , 2021

Live Music Makes Big Comeback

In the Atlas neighbourhood, cash notes are part of the decorative scene on a stage in Mimi's Addis, a popular restaurant and lounge on Namibia Street. Seemingly oblivious to the money at his feet, Add...

Sep 4 , 2021

Dancing with Inflation, Central Bank Grip Tightens

The past year has been all but dull for the authorities at the central bank and executives of the banking industry. The first was busily churning out directives, the latter frantic about coping with a...

Aug 28 , 2021

Property Market Grinds to Halt

The streets of Addis Abeba are as varied as they are many, although too many of them have yet to be named. From the narrow alleyways of the old Piassa to the boulevards of contemporary Bole and the be...

Aug 21 , 2021

Coffee Exports Climb, Industry Players Cheer Reforms

When Tamiru Tadesse came to Addis Abeba almost nine years ago, he was determined to pursue post-graduate studies in control engineering, a subject he spent two years teaching his students at Debre Ber...

Aug 14 , 2021

Businesses See Abrupt Central Bank Decision Counterproductive

The sky was gloomy; it was a cloudy afternoon last week. The typical August weather of fog and chill was reflected in the mood of the city residents, such as Shewaminale Mekonnen, the chief financial...

Aug 7 , 2021

Out in the Cold, Clothing Market Takes a Hit

It was a freezing rainy day last week; the loud music and busy sidewalks in the Piassa area were in stark contrast to the exceptionally chilly weather that has gripped Addis Abeba this rainy season. U...

Jul 31 , 2021

Crackdowns on Hotel Properties Leave Workers Dismayed

It is a tiny dwelling made of corrugated iron near the Gerji Mebrat Hail area, Bole District. For Aster Tsegaye, a 30-year-old woman, it is home. Working as a housekeeper in one of the hotels locat...

Jul 24 , 2021

Import's Wild-Wild West

This year has been anything but a good year for Gabriela Esayas, a businesswoman who started a few years ago. Ordinarily, she would import goods up to three times a year. Not having been approved a...

Jul 18 , 2021

Deposit Mobilisation Barely Keeping Up With Cash Hoarding, Inflation

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 somewhere around 800,000...

Jul 11 , 2021

Trouble Tying Construction Firms with Banks, Insurance Looms Large

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 capital of 50,000 Br. Toda...

Columns

Commentaries | May 23,2026

Tax Push Tests How Much Pain Taxpayers Can Bear

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team has spent weeks in Addis Abeba conducting the fi...

Editorial | May 23 , 2026

Betrothal Ritual Falls Prey to the Event Economy

When Abigiya Tewodros sat for her traditional bethrothal intercession, locally known as "S...

Featured | May 17 , 2026 . By HELINA HADGU

When Bread Becomes Too Costly for Breakfast

For Helen Mekonnen, 45, bread has become the measure of how far a household income can str...

Agenda | May 23 , 2026 . By HELINA HADGU

Africa’s Financial “Spaghetti Bowl” Meets Its Would-Be Untanglers

Brazzaville - Congo Few institutional metaphors are less flattering than the “spaghet...

Fortune News | May 28 , 2026 . By TAMRAT G. GIORGIS