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Nov 5 , 2022      |      By Arvind Subramanian      |      1314 Views

The strengthening US dollar and rising borrowing costs have left developing and emerging-market countries between a rock...

Commission Agency in Banking to Fend Inflation Off

Nov 5 , 2022      |      By Ameha T Tessema (PhD)      |      629 Views

An alternative to protect an economy from inflation is to consider a system known as an Interest Rate Commission Agent B...

Let the Foreign Banks Come, But Regulate Them

Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has passed a bill allowing foreign investment in the financial sector. It is the first step towards reforming the sector and bringing the efficiency of domestic banks to speed. However, foreign banks could also undermine the banks in business; the...

Oct 30 , 2022      |      By Senay Lemma      |      1338 Views

End of an Era for Mobile Money Agent Networks

Agent networks have borne the brunt of price wars among mobile financial service providers. In Kenya, 55pc of mobile money agents derive a majority of their income from non-mobile money activities, compared to 32pc of agents that receive a majority of their income from mobile...

Oct 30 , 2022      |           |      496 Views

Wind Dies Down, Skys Cloud, Night Falls. Fossil Remains

The world is waking up to the climate policy goal of achieving "net-zero" CO2 emissions brings crippling economic pain. Fossil fuel prices shot up by 26pc across industrialized economies last year and will rise globally by another 50pc this year. Politicians blame Russia's invasi...

Oct 22 , 2022      |      By Bjorn Lomborg      |      1117 Views

How to Finance Green Infrastructure

To spur development and fight climate change, emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) will need huge amounts of investment in green infrastructure over the next few decades. But many of these countries have limited fiscal space, especially after the shocks of the last fe...

Oct 22 , 2022      |      By Karim El Aynaoui and Otaviano Canuto      |      280 Views

Let the Foreign Banks Come, But Regulate Them

Ethiopia's Council of Ministers has passed a bill allowing foreign investment in the financial sector. It is the first step towards reforming the sector and bringing the efficiency of domestic banks to speed. However, foreign banks could also undermine the banks in business; the...

Oct 30 , 2022      |      By Senay Lemma      |      1338 Views

End of an Era for Mobile Money Agent Networks

Agent networks have borne the brunt of price wars among mobile financial service providers. In Kenya, 55pc of mobile money agents derive a majority of their income from non-mobile money activities, compared to 32pc of agents that receive a majority of their income from mobile...

Oct 30 , 2022      |           |      496 Views

Wind Dies Down, Skys Cloud, Night Falls. Fossil Remains

The world is waking up to the climate policy goal of achieving "net-zero" CO2 emissions brings crippling economic pain. Fossil fuel prices shot up by 26pc across industrialized economies last year and will rise globally by another 50pc this year. Politicians blame Russia's invasi...

Oct 22 , 2022      |      By Bjorn Lomborg      |      1117 Views

How to Finance Green Infrastructure

To spur development and fight climate change, emerging-market and developing economies (EMDEs) will need huge amounts of investment in green infrastructure over the next few decades. But many of these countries have limited fiscal space, especially after the shocks of the last fe...

Oct 22 , 2022      |      By Karim El Aynaoui and Otaviano Canuto      |      280 Views

The World is Getting Better

It is easy to believe that life on Earth is getting worse. The media constantly highlights one catastrophe after another, making terrifying predictions. With a torrent of doom and gloom about climate change and the environment, it is understandable why many people, especially the...

Oct 15 , 2022      |      By Bjorn Lomborg      |      922 Views

The Key to Unlocking Africa’s Potential

Africa is on the cusp of an economic transformation. By 2050, consumers and businesses investing on the continent will reach roughly 16.1 trillion dollars. The coming boom offers tremendous opportunities for global businesses, especially US companies looking for new markets. ...

Oct 15 , 2022      |      By Landry Signé      |      1470 Views

Single Currency System under the AfCFTA: Nightmarish and Ornamental

Creating a common currency for Africa has been one of the central concepts behind the Africa Union. In making a single currency, the role of the existing regional economic communities (RECs) is essential. Created under the current RECs free trade areas, then followed by the merge...

Oct 8 , 2022      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru Tegegn      |      1502 Views

CFO Forums Offer Platform to Debate, Find Practical Solutions

Most major corporations have a Chief Financial Officer (CFO), a senior executive in an organisation managing the financial actions of a company. The CFO is one of the key people to provide programmatic and operational support to the company, supervising the entire finance unit an...

Oct 8 , 2022      |      By Gobeze Dessalegn      |      610 Views

Irrigated Wheat Production: Light at End of Food Aid Dependency

The report about Ethiopia's potential to produce irrigated wheat is a source of hope for a country stigmatised with food aid dependence. This fascinating development took me back about two decades to a research paper my colleague and I presented at an international conference on...

Oct 1 , 2022      |      By Tsegaye Yilma (PhD)      |      1926 Views

The US Inflation Bonanza for Sovereign Debtors

As developing countries confront a new era of elevated inflation, rising interest rates, a stronger dollar, and capital outflows, some governments stand to benefit from a little-noticed bonanza. During the “Great Moderation” that preceded the COVID-19 pandemic, years of low i...

Oct 1 , 2022      |      By Gautam Nair and Federico Sturzenegger      |      703 Views


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Editorial

Can Mamo Overhaul the Central Bank? It’s Long Overdue.

Jan 28 , 2023

It is not common to see an appointment for a senior federal government office stir de...

What Organising, Operating Principles Prosperitians Follow?

Jan 21 , 2023

Eyob Tekalign, state minister for Finance, took to social media platforms last week t...

Giving Ethiopia’s Tactical Peace Strategic Substance

Jan 14 , 2023

The longing for normalcy and a semblance of individual and collective security in Eth...

Worldview May Drive the Administrations' Warped Priorities

Jan 7 , 2023

The hallmark of Ethiopia's contemporary leaders could be a fascination with grandeur...

Sunday With Eden

Rooted Problems Require Modern Solution

A young graduate I met,  asked me to find him a job so that he could make a living....

The Power of Unlearning Chaos and Claiming Responsibility

Those who think all parents could be good examples at all times should look no furthe...

Life Matters

When Life Gives Lemons, Make Lemonade

I spotted this woman who was standing by herself at a"small" wedding ceremony I had a...

The Cost of Truth in Relationships

I found myself in an awkward situation one of the days last week. The plan was to have lunch with two of my friends, but one of them was fas...

Agenda

FUND STRAPPED YOUTH

Jan 28 , 2023 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Last week saw thousands of young individuals queueing at three branches of the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) in the capital to register...

Car Market Steer

Jan 21 , 2023 . By DANIEL METAFERIA

One fine mid-morning last week, Imran Muhedin, 36, visited the Ethio Credit Systems (ECS) showroom to buy a 2020 model Suzuki Dzire vehicle...

It's One After the Other

Jan 14 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

Kalkidan, 36, a mother of two, makes a daily commute from her home around Ayat Tafo to the Amist Kilo area (covering 18Km) where she works....

Sagged Holiday Market Grips Capital

Jan 7 , 2023 . By RAHEL BOGALE

One of the largest open markets, Shola Gebeya near the Megenagna area, was not radiating its usual ora. Shola is one of the largest trade hu...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

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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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IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

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Commentaries

How Not to Fight Inflation

Despite favourable indices, it is too soon to tell whether inflation has been tamed. Nonetheless, two clear lessons have emerged from the re...

Why Industrial Policy Back?

After decades of relegation to the fringes of economic thinking, industrial policy is coming back. With more countries enacting measures to...

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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"MISS" MATCHED APPOINTMENTS

Jan 28 , 2023

In what has become common in the past four years, a new round of nominations was put before Parliament last week. These nominations by the P...

Wegagen Bank Bounces with Promise Despite Recent Adversities

Jan 28 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

Aklilu Wubet of Wegagen Bank and his executives had a lot to celebrate when they met rather anxious share...

Oromia Public Enterprise Buys Ayka Addis Textile

The Oromia Public Enterprise is edging closer to bagging Ayka Addis Textile Factory for 1.82 billion Br....

Parliamentarians Grill Chief Whip Over Ministerial Confirmations

Jan 28 , 2023 . By EMMANUEL JORGE

Last week saw an uncharacteristically polemical moment after parliamentarians questioned three nominees o...