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The Hidden Chokepoints Threatening the Global Economy

May 2 , 2026      |      By Diane Coyle      |      362 Views

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is only the latest in a series of major supply shocks the global economy has experienced since 2020. Yet each time, the resulting shortages appear to catch policymakers off g...

Africa's Geopolitical Hand Stronger than Ever

Apr 25 , 2026      |      By Xolisa Ngwadla and Paul Thompson      |      334 Views

The shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon, climate-resilient economies, intertwined with the digital transformation, is...

Africa Needs to Turn Climate Targets into Green Strategies

Africa's immense renewable-energy potential and fast-growing population offer the continent a rare opportunity to pursue economic strategies that can deliver resilient and sustainable growth. Climate action is a tremendous development opportunity for Africa, as well as an environ...

Apr 25 , 2026      |      By Sunru Yong and Saliem Fakir      |      417 Views

For Floriculture Sector, Logistics Fragility Brings Industry Price Pressure

For the domestic floriculture industry, the shock from the Israel/United States war against Iran has landed at a vulnerable moment. Ethiopian Airlines has long been the backbone of the flower export trade, helping position Ethiopia as a preferred source of perishable cargo throug...

Apr 18 , 2026      |      By Mekonnen Solomon      |      577 Views

Why Development Often Fails to Stop War

In 1949, US President Harry S. Truman laid out a bold vision that would shape global policy for generations. Poverty, he argued, was not merely a humanitarian concern but a threat to peace itself, and development was the remedy. The logic was compelling in its simplicity. Rais...

Apr 18 , 2026      |      By Rabah Arezki      |      397 Views

Revised Commercial Code Brings Clarity on Capital But Leaves It Trapped

The revised commercial Code offers a clearer and more orderly framework for how companies can raise and adjust capital, giving businesses more certainty in an area that had long suffered from ambiguity. It expressly recognises two main ways to increase capital. Companies can i...

Apr 10 , 2026      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru      |      748 Views

Africa Needs to Turn Climate Targets into Green Strategies

Africa's immense renewable-energy potential and fast-growing population offer the continent a rare opportunity to pursue economic strategies that can deliver resilient and sustainable growth. Climate action is a tremendous development opportunity for Africa, as well as an environ...

Apr 25 , 2026      |      By Sunru Yong and Saliem Fakir      |      417 Views

For Floriculture Sector, Logistics Fragility Brings Industry Price Pressure

For the domestic floriculture industry, the shock from the Israel/United States war against Iran has landed at a vulnerable moment. Ethiopian Airlines has long been the backbone of the flower export trade, helping position Ethiopia as a preferred source of perishable cargo throug...

Apr 18 , 2026      |      By Mekonnen Solomon      |      577 Views

Why Development Often Fails to Stop War

In 1949, US President Harry S. Truman laid out a bold vision that would shape global policy for generations. Poverty, he argued, was not merely a humanitarian concern but a threat to peace itself, and development was the remedy. The logic was compelling in its simplicity. Rais...

Apr 18 , 2026      |      By Rabah Arezki      |      397 Views

Revised Commercial Code Brings Clarity on Capital But Leaves It Trapped

The revised commercial Code offers a clearer and more orderly framework for how companies can raise and adjust capital, giving businesses more certainty in an area that had long suffered from ambiguity. It expressly recognises two main ways to increase capital. Companies can i...

Apr 10 , 2026      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru      |      748 Views

Why the Heirs of Africa's Greatest Merchants Can't Keep a Business Alive?

In the third century, while much of Europe bartered with grain, the Kingdom of Aksum was minting gold coins bearing the faces of its kings. Aksumite merchants sailed from Adulis on the Red Sea, trading ivory, frankincense and emeralds with Rome, Persia, India and China. The Pe...

Apr 10 , 2026      |      By Yohannes T Arega      |      702 Views

Cash No Longer the King It Once Was

As taxpayers head into filing season, a new rule is taking hold. Amendments to the income tax law introduced last year, which revised its preceding law, which Parliament legislated almost a decade ago, have brought a "digital-first" enforcement system. For taxpayers in categories...

Apr 4 , 2026      |      By Biruk Nigussie      |      625 Views

Did Fintech Investment Sell Cars or Simply Peddle Celebrity Trust?

The case about the business practice of the Fintech Investment Group (FIG) has become a defining legal dispute, converging claims of corporate misconduct, harm to clients, and the growing question of whether "influencers" and media outlets can be held accountable for what they pr...

Apr 4 , 2026      |      By Daniel Fikadu      |      1171 Views

Financial Sector Surge Rests on a Narrow Banking Base

The domestic financial system is growing rapidly, but the latest financial stability report released by the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) revealed that this growth masks a structural weakness. The issue should not be viewed as growth alone, but the shape and quality of growth....

Mar 28 , 2026      |      By Aminu Nuru      |      748 Views

When Digital Plenty Becomes a Drain on Productivity

Digital abundance has brought clear gains, but it also carries costs. One of the most visible is excessive digital consumption, which is becoming a growing concern at the personal, family and societal levels. Economics has long been built on the idea of scarcity, where limited...

Mar 28 , 2026      |      By Birhanu Beshah (PhD)      |      429 Views

Ethiopia's Clean-Car Push Runs Into a Hard Trade-Off

Experiments with electric vehicles (EVs) began in the early 20th Century, around the same time internal-combustion engines appeared. Yet by the years around the Second World War, the internal-combustion engine had secured a commanding hold over the global automobile market. Ne...

Mar 21 , 2026      |      By Birhanu Beshah (PhD)      |      1238 Views


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Millions Looking for Work. Companies Cannot Find Many to Hire. A Paradox?

Jul 18 , 2026

Pressed in Parliament on jobs and household incomes, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD)...

Ethiopia Needs a Peace Premium the IMF Cannot Supply

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At a market stall, reform arrives without a communique. It comes as a higher transpor...

The New Gold Standard Comes with a Warning Label

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In the goldfields of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia's balance-of-paym...

The Rent Law Protects No One Well. Time to Rewrite It.

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The federal legislative house rushed through one of the country's most contentious ho...

Sunday With Eden

A Consultation Worth Less Than Bread

Imagine spending seven years studying medicine, completing demanding clinical rotatio...

A Body Trapped in Tomorrow

A medical doctor friend recently shared an area of research that had captured her attention. "Our bodies can't always tell the difference...

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The Doors That Speak

It feels like a lifetime ago since I wore a high school uniform. Memory can be a fickle thing, and perhaps time has softened the edges of th...

Borrowing From Tomorrow to Survive Today

The other day, I was having coffee with a friend, let's call her Maya: when she confessed something that...

Agenda

A Sack of Cement, with the Chain No One Can See

Jul 19 , 2026 . By FITSUM TADESSE

In the Jemo area of Addis Abeba, Fikremariam Wondimu no longer trades cement so much...

Production Soars While the Feed Sellers Go Under

Jul 12 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

At his stall around Ferensay Legasion, Mastewal Tekuye has decided to leave a busines...

A City Between the Market and the Rules

Jul 4 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE and FITSUM TADESSE

July has arrived with the heaviest rains of the winter, dark clouds and mist blanketi...

Soaring Fares Strand Families on Highways

Jun 27 , 2026 . By MASTEWAL ZEMENE

At the sprawling Lamberet Long-Distance Bus Station near Asmara Road, the usual din o...

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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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Commentaries

The Missing Half of Ethiopia's Coffee Plan

The 3.1 billion dollars in coffee export earnings Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) ann...

When a Cheque Stops Meaning Pay Now

A cheque works because it promises one thing without conditions, which is to pay this amount, now. Strip away that certa...

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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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Adverse Opinions Pile Up as Addis Abeba’s Budget Hits a Record

Jul 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Bureaus, agencies and institutions under the Addis Abeba City Administration are sitt...

Airports Lack Master Plans, Title Deeds

Jul 19 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

Most airports under the Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) lack master plans, and some op...

Parents Win, International Schools Lose Their Rulebook

Jul 19 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

Judges at the Federal High Court have struck down an amendment that the Ministry of E...

Addis Abeba Plans to Move Its Money to the Wires

Jul 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Addis Abeba is moving to force its money through the wires. A draft directive from th...