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Mar 2 , 2025 . By Halima Abate (MD)

Health Policy Reforms Walk a Tightrope of Bitter Pills, Bold Cures

Ethiopia's reform of health policies has been marked by bold initiatives, hard lessons, and a steady drive to expand access to quality care. From its early days of building basic infrastructure to the sweeping reforms of the 2024 health policy, succe...

Mar 2 , 2025 . By Senay Lemma

In Business as in Football, Culture Shift Triumphs, But Silverware Remains Elusive

Mikel Arteta's tenure at Arsenal began in late 2019, when the football club was reeling from a lack of direction and a string of poor performances. He had never managed a senior team before, and his appointment raised questions about whether someone with limited experience could revive one of England's most popular clubs. Yet, over the past few sea...


Sep 8 , 2024 . By Geoffrey Heal

The Right Not to Be Lied to by the Powerful

Hardly a week goes by without a new piece of misinformation circulating online, from the freshet of conspiracy theories unleashed by the attempt on former President Donald Trump's life to Elon Musk tweeting the far right's false claim that the United Kingdom (UK) has a two-tier policing policy. Truth is under attack, and people know it. According t...


Sep 8 , 2024 . By Yuen Yuen Ang

China's Economic Paradox

Western observers often view China as either a rising superpower on the cusp of global dominance or a fragile country on the brink of collapse. These contradictory takes amplify only one side of China's economic trajectory: a tech boom alongside a growth slump. This paradox can be attributed largely to the directives issued by President Xi Jinping...




Commentary

Policymakers Should Be Cautious While Banking on Franco Valuta Scheme

Sep 1 , 2024      |      By Tesfaye B Lelissa (PhD)      |      3408 Views

The federal government's recent introduction of the Franco Valuta (FV) scheme clearly acknowledges the country's acute foreign currency shortage. While this measure may provide some immediate relief, it risks e...

Kenya's Lesson on Curbing Debt-Fueled Unrest in Emerging Markets

Aug 25 , 2024      |      By Vera Songwe and Ishac Diwan      |      3210 Views

The effects of recent contractionary monetary policy in the United States (US) are still playing out. It has often been said that the world catches a cold when the US sneezes. More broadly, advanced economies c...

Powering the Forgotten, the Urgent Race to Electrify a Warming World

Although we are fast approaching five years until the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are still far from achieving SDG7, which calls for universal access to clean, affordable energy. Worse, we are in the middle of yet another year that will shatter heat...

Aug 18 , 2024      |      By Woochung Um      |      3256 Views

Energy Management Systems to Counter Rising Costs, Tightening Regulations

In today's fiercely competitive business world, where environmental regulations are becoming increasingly stringent, implementing energy management systems has emerged as a tool for achieving rapid and sustained financial gains. Modern industries need to recognise that ene...

Aug 10 , 2024      |      By Yemanebrhan Kiros      |      3565 Views

A Neglected Solution to the Development-Finance Gap

Last week, the United Nations (UN) convened world leaders and development experts in Addis Abeba to try to focus minds on the need for more development finance. In the face of tight government budgets, a looming debt crisis, and the chronic challenge of attracting private investm...

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New Central Bank Strategy to Tame Inflation's Wild Ride

Two weeks ago, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) introduced a new monetary policy framework, marking a notable shift from a decades-old monetary targeting strategy to an "inflation targeting lite" policy strategy. Spearheaded by the newly appointed governor, it is underpinned b...

Jul 27 , 2024      |      By Matias Assefa      |      3834 Views

Powering the Forgotten, the Urgent Race to Electrify a Warming World

Although we are fast approaching five years until the deadline for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), we are still far from achieving SDG7, which calls for universal access to clean, affordable energy. Worse, we are in the middle of yet another year that will shatter heat...

Aug 18 , 2024      |      By Woochung Um      |      3256 Views

Energy Management Systems to Counter Rising Costs, Tightening Regulations

In today's fiercely competitive business world, where environmental regulations are becoming increasingly stringent, implementing energy management systems has emerged as a tool for achieving rapid and sustained financial gains. Modern industries need to recognise that ene...

Aug 10 , 2024      |      By Yemanebrhan Kiros      |      3565 Views

A Neglected Solution to the Development-Finance Gap

Last week, the United Nations (UN) convened world leaders and development experts in Addis Abeba to try to focus minds on the need for more development finance. In the face of tight government budgets, a looming debt crisis, and the chronic challenge of attracting private investm...

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New Central Bank Strategy to Tame Inflation's Wild Ride

Two weeks ago, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) introduced a new monetary policy framework, marking a notable shift from a decades-old monetary targeting strategy to an "inflation targeting lite" policy strategy. Spearheaded by the newly appointed governor, it is underpinned b...

Jul 27 , 2024      |      By Matias Assefa      |      3834 Views

Can Currency Swap Change the Game in Regional Economic Dynamics?

The central banks of Ethiopia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have recently established a groundbreaking currency swap agreement, promising to reshape the economic relationships between East Africa and the Middle East. The deal prescribes a nominal value cap of up to three bil...

Jul 27 , 2024      |      By Tesfaye B Lelissa (PhD)      |      4264 Views

Can NBE Turn the Tide in New Framework, Old Problems Trap?

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) announced a "new" monetary policy framework with much publicity. The central bank described it as "a historic step that will better align its policy tools with modern central bank practices and address some long-standing weaknesses in the macro...

Jul 20 , 2024      |      By Matias Assefa      |      4295 Views

A Heated Solution to Industrial Emissions, Energy Woes

Committed to international climate change initiatives, Ethiopia faces problems in reducing energy consumption and emissions. Its leaders' ambitious goals, articulated through the Clean & Resilient Green Economy (CRGE) initiative and nationally determined contributions (NDCs)...

Jul 13 , 2024      |      By Yemanebrhan Kiros      |      4157 Views

The False Distinction Between Industrial, Economic Policy

After decades of disparagement and disdain, industrial policy is back on the global economic agenda. Perhaps the strongest evidence of this rehabilitation is a recent international conference on rethinking structural transformation, cosponsored by the International Monetary Fund...

Jul 13 , 2024      |      By Celestin Monga      |      3301 Views

Post-Harvest Losses Remain Ethiopia's Billion-Dollar Food Dilemma

Ethiopia faces a pressing challenge in feeding a population projected to reach 205 million in the next 25 years. While increasing food production is necessary, the country can enormously boost its crop output and ensure food security by enhancing post-harvest management practices...

Jul 7 , 2024      |      By Sofia Ahmed and Teklemariam Awoke      |      5664 Views

How South Korea Broke the Development Mold

South Korea is one of the few countries to transform itself from a low- to high-income economy, and the only country to go from a recipient of aid from the OECD's Development Assitance Committee to a DAC donor. It achieved this not by blindly following a pre-designed development...

Jul 7 , 2024      |      By Keun Lee      |      3413 Views


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Columns

Commentaries | Mar 02, 2025

Health Policy Reforms Walk a Tightrope of Bitter Pills, Bold Cures

Life Matters | Mar 02, 2025

Online Toxicity Hijacks Social Media

My Opinion | Mar 02, 2025

In Carbon Market, Corporations Buy Guilt, Not Change

Sunday with Eden | Mar 02, 2025

The Emotional Toll of Worry

Agenda | Mar 02, 2025

False Overseas Job Promises Leave Seekers Bankrupt

Editorial | Mar 02, 2025

Mismanaged, Trade Liberalisation Could Pour Cold Water on Local Hopes


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Editorial

Mismanaged, Trade Liberalisation Could Pour Cold Water on Local Hopes

Mar 2 , 2025

The domestic economy has endured a punishing half-decade. A global pandemic throttled...

Africa Wants to Mark Own Homework with Homegrown Credit Agency

Feb 23 , 2025

Africa is a place where the frustrations of its elites run high due to what they feel...

IMF Tells Ethiopia to Stay the Course, with Leap of Faith on the Market

Feb 16 , 2025

Madame Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IM...

The Race to the AUC Follows Mahamat's Grand Entrances, Quiet Exits Legacy

Feb 9 , 2025

This week, the African Union's (AU) annual summit in Addis Abeba is set to be more th...

Sunday With Eden

The Emotional Toll of Worry

Last week, I spoke with an expecting mother from church. After congratulating her, I shared my excitement. Out of curiosity, I asked where s...

Soaring Rent Crisis Pushes Residents to the Brink

Addis Abeba is in the grip of a worsening housing crisis. Rent prices have surged to record levels, forci...

Life Matters

Online Toxicity Hijacks Social Media

One minute, people are laughing at a meme on social media; the next, they scroll through a barrage of com...

The Increasing Presence of Women in Leadership

Following the recently concluded 38th AU Summit, I was captivated by the presence of incoming heads of st...

Agenda

False Overseas Job Promises Leave Seekers Bankrupt

Mar 2 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Masresha Alebel, 37, hoped to improve his family's circumstances by seeking employmen...

Egg Prices Soar, Families Struggle, Bakeries Bleed as Market Swings

Endalk Eshetu stood arguing with a street egg vendor on Russian Street, near Anbessa...

Farmers Struggle with Fertiliser Price Hikes as Soil Acidity Affects Productivity

Feb 25 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

In the Southern Gonder Zone of Amhara Regional State, skyrocketing fertiliser prices...

USAID Funding Suspension Triggers Crises, Hits Health Sector, Leaves Thousands Jobless

Feb 9 , 2025 . By ROBERA GETACHEW

Demelash Tekesete, a consultant for an NGO, was stunned by the sudden halt of US Agen...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

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...

2020 in Posterity

Jan 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

Sep 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

Dec 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

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Commentaries

Health Policy Reforms Walk a Tightrope of Bitter Pills, Bold Cures

Ethiopia's reform of health policies has been marked by bold initiatives, hard lesson...

In Business as in Football, Culture Shift Triumphs, But Silverware Remains Elusive

Mikel Arteta's tenure at Arsenal began in late 2019, when the football club was reeli...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

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Wegagen Breaks Ground as First Bank to Issue Shares on Capital Market

Mar 2 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Wegagen Bank has taken a pioneering step in the emerging capital market, releasing a...

Central Bank Loosens Grip on Reserve Rules

Mar 2 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Central Bank regulators would merge commercial banks' reserve and payment accounts, a...

Toppan Gravity Frontrunner for Supplying Nationwide Excise Stamp System

In advanced negotiations with Toppan Gravity Ethiopia, the Ministry of Finance is nea...

Court Hears Testimony in Purpose Black's Alleged Fraud Case

Mar 2 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Executives of Purpose Black ETH Trading S.C. appeared before the Federal High Court L...