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Independent Insurance Regulator Can Do Wonders for Industry

March 7 , 2020 . By Wasihun Mekonen

The insurance business was introduced to Ethiopia slightly over a century ago. Through those years, under the regulation and supervision of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) for nearly half a century now, its development has been affected by political, economic and social factors. The Ethiopian...

The State Can Plan but only Through Market Manipulation

March 7 , 2020 . By Getachew Asfaw 

The state can plan as much as it wants, but it should plan, not by directions, but by manipulating the market, as Arthur Lewis, one of the most recognised development economists of the last century, said. Looking at it from an ideological angle, socialist countries pursue directive planning and c...

Protecting Intellectual Property - We All Have a Stake

February 29 , 2020 . By David Renz

Bad Branding Traps, Even Puts in Graveyard Status

February 29 , 2020 . By Abraham Worku

Ethio-Djibouti Economic Corridor, Match Made in Heaven

February 22 , 2020 . By Abdeta D. Beyene

Jobs, Promises Still Unmet to the Youth

February 22 , 2020 . By Solomon Debebe

Liquidity Crisis Hits the Fan

February 15 , 2020 . By Abdulmenan Mohammed

Africa Must Choose Renewables Over Coal

February 15 , 2020 . By Carlos Lopes

Investments in Resilience, Food Security lead to Peace

February 8 , 2020 . By Abebe Haile-Gabriel

In a region beset with conflict, the uptick of numbers paint a grim foreboding. Hunger is on the rise again in Africa, reversing the gains and derailing the efforts made in the last few years. Recent years brought recurrent conflicts in the region. In 2018 alone, there were over 90 conflicts in A...

Don't 'Brandr', Brand it Right

February 8 , 2020 . By Abraham Worku

Interbrand, a New York-based marketing consultancy, recently listed the top 100 global brands of 2019. Apple ranked first, with a brand value of 234.2 billion dollars. This is while the tech company’s total market value was 940 billion dollars. Apple is one of the top technology companies, and...

Advances in Human Capital Start with Children's Programming

February 1 , 2020 . By Eskinder Kebede

Winning the Electrification Race

February 1 , 2020 . By Adair Turner

Corrupt Society Corrupts the State

January 25 , 2020 . By Asseged G. Medhin

Closing the SDG Gap

January 25 , 2020 . By Kevin Watkins

The Romance in Good ol' Professionalism

January 18 , 2020 . By Dawit Wondimagegn

Traditional Public Project Governance WiIl Miss the Mark, Again

January 18 , 2020 . By Shewangezaw Seyoum

Taxing Premium on New Shares Drains Startups

January 11 , 2020 . By Million Kibret

Brain scientists say that sound is the fastest shortcut to distant memories. But sight mus...

The Railway Economic Belt Affords Vast Opportunities

January 11 , 2020 . By Gedion G. Jalata

Brain scientists say that sound is the fastest shortcut to distant memories. But sight mus...

On the 500pc Proposed Excise Tax

January 4 , 2020 . By Taddese Lencho (PhD)

Brain scientists say that sound is the fastest shortcut to distant memories. But sight mus...

Pre-emptive Strike Against Corruption

January 4 , 2020 . By Yemareshet Taye

Brain scientists say that sound is the fastest shortcut to distant memories. But sight mus...


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Early this past week, I received an invitation from my church for a blood drive being conducted in collab...

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On a sunny Wednesday afternoon, my aunt came to visit me at home. We sipped coffee and caught up on the goings-on in our lives before she sh...

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DAM CHRONICLES

May 23 , 2020 . By GELILA SAMUEL

For thousands of years, the Nile River and Egypt were weaved intrinsically in history rather than geography. The civilisation of ancient Egy...

City Struggles to Stay Vigilant as COVID-19 Cases Rise

May 16 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

Amanuel Anjulo, 25 years old, sits perched on the metal gate of the parking lot across the street from th...

Public in Dark as Mesqel Square Rehab Commences

May 9 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

When excavators started jack-hammering two weeks ago at Mesqel Square, the city's most famous public gath...

COVID-19 Jeopardises Small Businesses' Daily Bread

May 2 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

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President Sahle-Work Zewde hosted a state dinner reception to congratulate and welcome the Prime Minister on his return home from Oslo, Norway, where he accepted the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize two days earlier...

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The Promise of Non-motorisation in Addis: the Leiden Experience

Adear friend showed me around the streets of the city of Leiden in the Netherlands in...

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The present global economic order is built on the exchange of goods and services betw...

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Old habits die hard, so they say. The TPLF's leadership community...

Old habits die hard, so they say. The TPLF`s leadership community - the existing alik...

Yinager Dessie (PhD), governor of the central bank...

Yinager Dessie (PhD), governor of the central bank, convened bank presidents and boar...

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WADING THE NILE

May 23 , 2020 . By GELILA SAMUEL

Failing to reach an agreement on the filling of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the three main protagonists of the dispute, Ethi...

Ministry to Avail 5pc of Ethio Telecom to Public

May 23 , 2020 . By FASIKA TADESSE

The Ministry of Finance has decided to avail a five percent stake in Ethio telecom to the public with a c...

Bankers Call for Higher Denomination Bank Notes

May 23 , 2020 . By GELILA SAMUEL

The Ethiopian Bankers Association, the consortium of all commercial banks, has asked the government to is...

State Broadcaster Appeals for 191m Br Cash Injection

May 23 , 2020 . By MAYA MISIKIR 

The Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation has requested a 191-million-Br cash injection from the government...

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PEACOCK GATES

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Past the cars waiting in traffic, two huge sculptured peacocks can be glimpsed at the entrance to the Prime Minister’s Office in Arat Kilo. Situated close to parliament, the peacocks are part of the ongoing facelift to the Office...

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