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Balancing Foreign Investment against the Specter of Default

Jun 24 , 2023      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru Tegegn      |      1644 Views

Under the shadow of Africa's second-highest peak, Ethiopia is teetering on a precipice. Often hailed as an African economic tiger, the country is now beleaguered by a cascade of financial troubles that present...

Dispelling Forex Myths in Pursuit of Liberalisation

Jun 24 , 2023      |      By Tsedeke Y Woldu      |      963 Views

In 1997, a startling episode of financial legerdemain occurred in Ethiopia: the government wiped from the ledger a commercial debt used to acquire Ethiopian Airlines equipment, draining the country's foreign ex...

Ethiopia's New Commercial Code: Potential Boon or Bane for Minority Stakeholders?

In the ever-evolving tableau of corporate law, the notion of business organisations as the offspring of partnership agreements stands out. These are binding contracts between two or more individuals aspiring to fuse their resources for economic pursuits and share the fruits and l...

Jun 17 , 2023      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru Tegegn      |      1506 Views

National Sovereignty's Silver Lining

Worries about the inadequacies of global governance and weakening multilateralism have heightened in recent years because the United States and other leading advanced economies have increasingly put their domestic agendas first. Unilateral approaches have dominated trade, industr...

Jun 17 , 2023      |      By Dani Rodrik      |      378 Views

The Supply Side of Decarbonization

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are too high to stop catastrophic changes to our climate. Countries, companies, and families must be made aware of the fragility of the planet we live in. As that is happening: Analysts are busy estimating the cost of the energy transition, and e...

Jun 10 , 2023      |      By Ricardo Hausmann      |      1247 Views

How AI Can Even the Climate Playing Field

With the world on track to exceed 1.5° Celsius of warming in the next decade, we can expect climate hazards to intensify, driving millions more into famine, causing trillions of dollars in damage, and disproportionately harming those countries that contributed the least to the p...

Jun 10 , 2023      |      By Maxwell Gomera      |      810 Views

Ethiopia's New Commercial Code: Potential Boon or Bane for Minority Stakeholders?

In the ever-evolving tableau of corporate law, the notion of business organisations as the offspring of partnership agreements stands out. These are binding contracts between two or more individuals aspiring to fuse their resources for economic pursuits and share the fruits and l...

Jun 17 , 2023      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru Tegegn      |      1506 Views

National Sovereignty's Silver Lining

Worries about the inadequacies of global governance and weakening multilateralism have heightened in recent years because the United States and other leading advanced economies have increasingly put their domestic agendas first. Unilateral approaches have dominated trade, industr...

Jun 17 , 2023      |      By Dani Rodrik      |      378 Views

The Supply Side of Decarbonization

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) are too high to stop catastrophic changes to our climate. Countries, companies, and families must be made aware of the fragility of the planet we live in. As that is happening: Analysts are busy estimating the cost of the energy transition, and e...

Jun 10 , 2023      |      By Ricardo Hausmann      |      1247 Views

How AI Can Even the Climate Playing Field

With the world on track to exceed 1.5° Celsius of warming in the next decade, we can expect climate hazards to intensify, driving millions more into famine, causing trillions of dollars in damage, and disproportionately harming those countries that contributed the least to the p...

Jun 10 , 2023      |      By Maxwell Gomera      |      810 Views

Ethiopia's Silent Turn to Austerity While Attempting Economic Liberalisation

In the animating landscape of Ethiopia's economic reality, an increasingly fervent trend towards the free market is palpable. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's (PhD) administration has ushered in an era of unprecedented privatisation and liberalisation. Prime on the list of actions is...

Jun 3 , 2023      |      By Yehualashet Tamiru Tegegn      |      2139 Views

A World of Debt

Recent headlines seem to augur a global debt crisis. The United States is teetering on the precipice of a self-inflicted default. Egypt, Ghana, Pakistan, and many other countries face grave financial difficulties. Italy and Japan's debt burdens have grown heavier. And the Chin...

May 27 , 2023      |      By Anne O Krueger      |      1814 Views

Growing Out of the Developing-Country Debt Crisis

The sovereign-debt crisis was high on the agenda at this year's Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), with all eyes on China, the biggest creditor to the developing world, and the International Development Association (IDA), the Bank's fund...

May 27 , 2023      |      By Ishac Diwan and Philippe Le Houérou      |      736 Views

A Groundbreaking Journey with the Ethiopian Securities Exchange

In a significant development bolstering Ethiopia's financial architecture, we have launched a capital-raising campaign to set up the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). This move, reminiscent of infrastructure architects donning blue safety helmets to sketch an intricate network...

May 20 , 2023      |      By Brook Taye (PhD)      |      2410 Views

The Only Way to Eliminate Polio

When Jonas Salk's polio vaccine was found to be safe and effective in 1955, following a successful trial involving nearly two million American children, it marked a turning point in the fight against a highly infectious disease causing incurable paralysis or even death. Before Sa...

May 20 , 2023      |      By Florence Gyembuzie Wongnaah      |      1313 Views

ChatGPT's Lessons for Economic Development

I do not intend to talk about how ChatGPT responds when prompted about economic development strategies. It regurgitates reasonable but mediocre ideas seen in its training set. But ChatGPT's design, which has given it far greater capabilities than its creators anticipated, offers...

May 13 , 2023      |      By Ricardo Hausmann      |      1729 Views


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The Ethiopian economic narrative oscillates between pockets of resilience and signifi...

Conflict, Contraction, the Yearning for a New Dawn

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Earlier this Ethiopian fiscal year, the heralding of a peace deal became synonymous w...

The Ethiopian Exodus: A Silent Crisis in a Roaring Silence

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An unfolding horror story revealed the human cost of desperate migration in the arid...

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In the rain-drenched streets of Addis Abeba, there was a distinct ripple of optimism...

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I spent most of my last week with the family of my former colleague who passed away...

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The dilemma between modern and traditional treatment has sparked an ongoing debate for many years. Recent...

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A recent conversation with a bank teller who inquired about my large withdrawal request struck a chord of thoughts about the mundane and mag...

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Uncertainty Clouds Back-to-School Hypes

Sep 16 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE and Yasmin Nesre

The beginning of the school year has become a source of anxiety for parents such as T...

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The gloomy weather on the last Friday of the year barely bothered Alemshet Mulgeta, w...

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At the crack of dawn when the forex surrender criteria was altered by the central bank, selected exporter...

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In an enlightening tour organised by Ethiopia's Tulu Kapi Gold Mines S.C., a coterie...

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Fifty years ago, on September 18, 1973, by New York's East River, two German states j...

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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. . .

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SCHOOL SUPPLY-CHAIN CHAOS

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Schools are back in session, but parents find themselves burdened by the rising education costs. Some have opted for public schooling for th...

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Ethiopia's Jubilee Palace is opening its doors to a medley of upscale restaurants and hotels, a transform...

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In an audacious bid to attract investment to a country experiencing diminishing forex inflows, the Nation...

Trade Ministry Stirs Consumer Protection Statute

Sep 16 , 2023 . By AKSAH ITALO

A rising trend in defective commodities and pretence advertisement has prompted experts at the Ministry o...

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