The Foundation for a State in Peace with Itself

Media Reforms? There Are Better Ways, Mr. Prime Minister

Media Reforms? There Are Better Ways, Mr. Prime Minister

March 16 , 2019

The first newspaper ever published in Amharic, also the first ever in an African language, was issued in Addis Abeba. Although a progressive move at that time, it was not far...

Economic Growth Should Not be Addis-centric

Economic Growth Should Not be Addis-centric

March 9 , 2019

What happens in Addis Abeba rarely stays in the capital. Cultures, lifestyles and trends eventually trickle down to the rest of the nation. This is the role and symbol, even i...

The Administration Needs to Focus, Set Its Priorities

The Administration Needs to Focus, Set Its Priorities

March 2 , 2019

The talk that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) will let the nouveau riche in the country spend five million Birr for a ticket to sit at a dinner in his company grabbed internat...

The Tax Regime Can Use a Broader Perspective

The Tax Regime Can Use a Broader Perspective

February 23 , 2019

Last week saw yet another institutional initiative taken by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s (PhD) administration designed to review legal constraints in the business of governance. This time around it i...

Last week saw yet another institutional initiative taken by Prime Mini...

Ethiopia Needs a Fresh Economic Order to Weather the Storm Ahead

Ethiopia Needs a Fresh Economic Order to Weather the Storm Ahead

February 16 , 2019

This year, 2019, will be defined by global economic factors of slowdowns and trade wars in major markets in the US, EU and China. The US Federal Reserve will be pressured to increase interest rates to...

This year, 2019, will be defined by global economic factors of slowdow...

With Law Enforcement, Bad Habits Die Hard

With Law Enforcement, Bad Habits Die Hard

February 9 , 2019

Issayas Dagnew, a senior executive at Ethio telecom, is a brother to Kinfe Dagnew, a high brass military general who was also the founding CEO of the state-owned Metals & Engineering Corporation ...

Issayas Dagnew, a senior executive at Ethio telecom, is a brother to K...

Political Maturity, Institutional Reforms, Hallmarks of Transitional Justice

Political Maturity, Institutional Reforms, Hallmarks of Transitional Justice

February 1 , 2019

With a reformist administration in charge of the executive, there has been a relentless drive towards lofty goals such as unity, democracy and justice. The driving force is “Me`demer,” the process...

With a reformist administration in charge of the executive, there has...

Moving Economic Policymaking Away from Short Termism

Moving Economic Policymaking Away from Short Termism

January 26 , 2019

Ethiopia’s growth narrative, validated recently by that bastion of liberalism, the International Monetary Fund, is a story of contradictions. Just wondering about these: why would an economy expa...

Ethiopia’s growth narrative, validated recently by that bastion of l...