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Apr 4 , 2020

COVID-19 Catches Up to Fuel Supply

It's been barely a month since the first case of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) brought horror to Ethiopia. Since then, the bustling capital of the country has been drowning in silence with little activ...

Apr 4 , 2020

Let's Not Allow COVID-19 to Become Hunger Games

The Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is putting enormous strains on public health systems around the world, and millions of people in the world's most advanced economies are in some form of quara...

Apr 4 , 2020

The Slowest Wheel on the COVID-19 Cart - Africa

In the commentary piece headlined, “Marshall Plan for Africa Now or Doom by 2050,” [Volume 20, No 1026, December 29, 2019], I argued that a blend of population explosion and a perennially slouchin...

Apr 4 , 2020

WaterAid Donates 2.5m Br for COVID-19 Fight

WaterAid Ethiopia has given 2.5 million Br in support to the government's initiative to strengthen the country's response against the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The organisation handed over the...

Apr 4 , 2020

Abay Bank Waives Fees on Loan Rescheduling, Early Settlement Charges

Abay Bank has waived fees that have been imposed on loan rescheduling, early settlement charges as well as ATM transaction fees as of the beginning of this month. The Bank, which also decided to re...

Apr 3 , 2020

Headline Inflation Hits 22.6pc Rate

The cost of living keeps spiking and reached the highest rate in a six-year period by increasing 22.6pc last month, according to the latest Consumer Price Index from the Central Statistical Agency (CS...

Apr 3 , 2020

Korean Business Association, NGO Donate 40,000 Medical Masks

The Korean Business Association and Good Neighbors, a Korean NGO, have donated 40,000 medical masks for employees working at the city and federal governments in order to protect them from the spread o...

Apr 3 , 2020

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Hit 35

The number of people who have contracted the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Ethiopia has reached 35, Lia Tadesse (MD), minister of Heath, disclosed today. See All Our Coronavirus Coverage in One P...

Apr 3 , 2020

Zemen Bank Cuts Loan Interest Rate to Zero for Horticulture Industry

Executives at Zemen Bank took the banking industry by surprise, cutting interest on commercial loans for borrowers in the horticulture industry to zero. The new rate applies to loans and advances take...

Apr 3 , 2020

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Apr 1 , 2020

Antonio Guterres: COVID-19 is ‘most challenging’ Crisis Since World War II

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned late Tuesday that the world faces the "most challenging crisis" since World War II with the coronavirus pandemic. ...

Apr 1 , 2020

Oromia Bank Joins Fight to Combat Spread of COVID-19

Oromia International Bank has joined the commercial banks that have contributed donations to the national mobilisation fund to ward off the potential spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The...

Apr 1 , 2020

Ethiopia Extends Partial Closure of Courts for 23 More Days

The Federal Supreme Court has extended the partial closure of the Federal Courts for an additional 23 working days, announced Chief Justice Meaza Ashenafi. The extension was based on information an...

Mar 31 , 2020

Electoral Board Postpones Election

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia has announced that it will postpone the upcoming general election due to the effects of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Board, in consultation with se...

Mar 31 , 2020

Heineken Commits 3m Br to Support COVID-19 Fight

Heineken Ethiopia donated three million Birr to the national resource mobilisation committee at a handover ceremony that took place at the Addis Abeba City Administration. External Communications &...

Mar 31 , 2020

Dashen Bank Chips in 10m Br for National Emergency Preparedness Fund

Dashen Bank is the latest in a long line of banks chipping in funds for the national mobilisation to ward off the potential spread of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). Its board of directors donated ...


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