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Oct 25 , 2025 . By Mikiyas Mulugeta (PhD)

Eurobond Negotiations Expose the Confidence Gap Facing Frontier Economies

Ethiopia's Eurobond negotiations have stalled, and the setback illustrates how global lenders now demand tangible proof of reform rather than declarations of intent. Federal government officials responsible for these talks walked into them this year...

Oct 25 , 2025 . By Yonas M. Emagnu (PhD)

Rush Hour Without End in a City Without Resolve

The daily rhythm of Addis Abeba is set to the frustrated thrum of engines in standstill traffic. From the Italian-era façades of Piassa, through the crowded strips around Megenagna, to the expanding suburbs of Jemo, every commute is a slow contest against time. Rush hour starts before sunrise and lingers past dusk, trapping buses, cars and minibus...


Aug 9 , 2025 . By Mulay W. Asegahegn

A Bold Tax Reform for A Better System

The federal government has recently implemented a key reform to keep the economic reform program alive at a time when the world's supply of foreign capital is drying up, while demand for resources to finance the increasing economic and social development is higher. In the three years beginning in 2020, external financial flows to Latin America a...


Aug 3 , 2025 . By Belete A. Yemata

Sandford School's Tax Battle Signals a Reckoning for Nonprofit Sector

When Sandford International School (SIS) opened its doors in Addis Abeba more than seven decades ago, few would have predicted that its largest challenge would come not from the rigours of education but from the tax office. In recent weeks, the Ministry of Revenues demanded over 129 million Br in back taxes from the School, claiming that its fee...




Commentary

Climate-Driven Hunger Fuels the Next Migration Crisis

Jul 26 , 2025      |      By Hermione Dace      |      2216 Views

In the first half of this year, nearly 20,000 people crossed the English Channel to the United Kingdom (UK) in small boats, a 48pc increase from the same period last year. In Greece, arrivals from Libya have su...

What Happens Next to Globalization?

Jul 19 , 2025      |      By Zia Qureshi      |      1915 Views

Despite the handwringing about US President Donald Trump's tariff war, which many claim sounds the death knell for the w...

The BRICS+ Should Not Miss the Africa Opportunity

The 10 current BRICS+ members, more than most countries, can empathise with the economic and political injustices that Africans have experienced over the years. Many of them, including the continent's three members – South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia – are all too familiar wi...

Jul 13 , 2025      |      By Ameenah Gurib- fakim      |      1494 Views

How to Put Development Finance Back on Track

lobal growth this year is expected to slow to its lowest rate (outside of a crisis) since 2008. The outlook is especially problematic for developing countries that are already growing well below historical averages, and for those 35 countries, mostly in Africa, that are already i...

Jul 5 , 2025      |      By Carlos Cuerpo and Joseph E Stiglitz      |      2313 Views

Ditching Carbon Pricing Reckless Bet with the Planet

In 2009, US President Barack Obama appointed Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein to serve as the administrator of the White House Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Sunstein was the co-author, with the Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler, of "Nudge...

Jun 28 , 2025      |      By Peter Singer and V K Rajah Visiting      |      2273 Views

Africa's Debt Is an Opportunity

Almost every debate about African public finance centres on “Africa's debt burden” as its primary topic. The numbers are stark: the median African country now carries debt worth 60pc of GDP, double the ratio of 15 years ago. It devotes twice as much of every tax dollar to int...

Jun 28 , 2025      |      By Sufian Ahmed      |      2288 Views

The BRICS+ Should Not Miss the Africa Opportunity

The 10 current BRICS+ members, more than most countries, can empathise with the economic and political injustices that Africans have experienced over the years. Many of them, including the continent's three members – South Africa, Egypt, and Ethiopia – are all too familiar wi...

Jul 13 , 2025      |      By Ameenah Gurib- fakim      |      1494 Views

How to Put Development Finance Back on Track

lobal growth this year is expected to slow to its lowest rate (outside of a crisis) since 2008. The outlook is especially problematic for developing countries that are already growing well below historical averages, and for those 35 countries, mostly in Africa, that are already i...

Jul 5 , 2025      |      By Carlos Cuerpo and Joseph E Stiglitz      |      2313 Views

Ditching Carbon Pricing Reckless Bet with the Planet

In 2009, US President Barack Obama appointed Harvard Law School Professor Cass Sunstein to serve as the administrator of the White House Office of Information & Regulatory Affairs (OIRA). Sunstein was the co-author, with the Nobel laureate economist Richard Thaler, of "Nudge...

Jun 28 , 2025      |      By Peter Singer and V K Rajah Visiting      |      2273 Views

Africa's Debt Is an Opportunity

Almost every debate about African public finance centres on “Africa's debt burden” as its primary topic. The numbers are stark: the median African country now carries debt worth 60pc of GDP, double the ratio of 15 years ago. It devotes twice as much of every tax dollar to int...

Jun 28 , 2025      |      By Sufian Ahmed      |      2288 Views

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 p...

Sep 8 , 2024      |      By Geoffrey Heal      |      4065 Views

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 b...

Sep 8 , 2024      |      By Yuen Yuen Ang      |      3743 Views

Policymakers Should Be Cautious While Banking on Franco Valuta Scheme

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 entrenching the market distortions it seeks to ease, raising concerns t...

Sep 1 , 2024      |      By Tesfaye B Lelissa (PhD)      |      4757 Views

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

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 can easily spread economic " pathogens, " especially to small, open dev...

Aug 25 , 2024      |      By Vera Songwe and Ishac Diwan      |      4971 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      |      4986 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      |      4972 Views


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Columns

Commentaries | Oct 25,2025

Eurobond Negotiations Expose the Confidence Gap Facing Frontier Economies

Life Matters | Oct 25,2025

Communal Courtesy Breaks Down Communal Living

My Opinion | Oct 25,2025

Africa Wants In on the Climate Deal, Refuses to Play the Victim

Sunday with Eden | Oct 25,2025

When Regulation Fails, Consumers Carry the Burden

Agenda | Oct 26,2025

Pay Penalty, Convert Lease Hold, or Cease Business

Editorial | Oct 25,2025

The Rules Multiply. So Does the Confusion, and Uncertainty


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Editorial

The Rules Multiply. So Does the Confusion, and Uncertainty

Oct 25 , 2025

The regulatory machinery is on overdrive. In only two years, no fewer than 35 new pro...

Official Narratives Preach Recovery. People Don't Feel It

Oct 18 , 2025

The political establishment, notably the ruling party and its top brass, has become p...

The Human Flight a Failure of Political Imagination, Not a Mere Economic Policy

Oct 11 , 2025

Ladislas Farago, a roving Associated Press (AP) correspondent, arrived in Ethiopia in...

Central Bank Loosens Credit Reins But Stops Short of Bold Overhaul

Oct 4 , 2025

Eyob Tekalegn (PhD) had been in the Governor's chair for only weeks when, on Septembe...

Sunday With Eden

When Regulation Fails, Consumers Carry the Burden

My daughter Gabriella and I recently received a lavish gift parcel: premium Ethiopian...

Luxury of the Ordinary

A few weeks ago, I stood before a shop window in Addis Abeba, staring at a child's outfit, simple trousers and a shirt priced at 7,000 Br. F...

Life Matters

Communal Courtesy Breaks Down Communal Living

I was recently struck by a quote something along the lines of, "Common sense is like deodorant. The peopl...

The Price of Paying Right

It's strange how something as ordinary as paying for groceries can spark a lesson in how fractured Ethiopia's digital payment system remains...

Agenda

Pay Penalty, Convert Lease Hold, or Cease Business

Oct 26 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

The clang of metal shutters has gone silent on Addis Abeba's commercial corridors acr...

Traders Count the Cost as Officials Sweep Through Mercato

Oct 18 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Last Tuesday, long before dawn, Mercato was awake but not to haggle. Around Mierab Ho...

TOMATOES TASTE OF INFLATION

Oct 12 , 2025

Tomato prices in Addis Abeba have surged to unprecedented levels, with retail stands charging between 85 Br and 140 Br a kilo, nearly triple...

Tomato Squeeze Guts Kitchens

Oct 12 , 2025 . By REDIET YARED and SURAFEL MULUGETA

The sun rose unsteadily over Addis Abeba last week, its pale light muted by dust and exhaust, flickering...

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

Apr 26 , 2019

Commentaries

Eurobond Negotiations Expose the Confidence Gap Facing Frontier Economies

Ethiopia's Eurobond negotiations have stalled, and the setback illustrates how global...

Rush Hour Without End in a City Without Resolve

The daily rhythm of Addis Abeba is set to the frustrated thrum of engines in standsti...

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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Addis Abeba Education Bureau Rolls Out Cluster Classes

Oct 25 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Officials of the Addis Abeba's Education Bureau have embarked on an ambitious experim...

Investment Shifts from Blanket Tax Breaks to Performance-Based Incentives

Oct 26 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

The federal government is making a landmark shift in its investment incentive regime...

Central Bank to Put a Leash on Power Plays in Banking

Oct 29 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is preparing to issue a directive that will funda...

Eviction Edict Leaves Book Vendors Adrift in Cultural Landmark District

Oct 26 , 2025 . By SURAFEL MULUGETA

A community of booksellers shadowing the Ethiopian National Theatre has been jolted b...