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Jun 17 , 2023

The Budget Bill: A Precarious Walk Between Ambition and Reality

As Ethiopia teeters on the precipice of a fiscal tightrope, clouds of worry are gathering for the country's economic custodians. The lurking spectres of a severe foreign exchange crisis, burgeoning ex...

Jun 10 , 2023

The Intersectionality of Data Innovation, Privacy and Security

The recent Prosperity Party (PP) convocation unfolded under the incumbent leader's intent gaze, Abiy Ahmed (PhD). The gathering was not just a political spectacle; it was the manifestation of an ideol...

A Million Dollar Question for a Likely Trillion Birr Budget

At the hub of Ethiopia's fiscal planning on King George VI Street, the country's budget formulation wheels for the upcoming fiscal year are now in full swing. Finance Minister Ahmed Shide and his cadr...

May 27 , 2023

Banks Ride the Waves of Change Grappling with Growth, Risk

Tauted as a somnolent giant, Ethiopia's financial scene now stirs, roused by favourable demographics, geostrategic position and untapped markets, offering a tantalising prospect for growth. An incessa...

May 20 , 2023

An African Paradox: Mediating Foreign Wars While Ignoring Homegrown Turmoils

The pungent irony wafting from Pretoria last week was hard to miss. Cyril Ramaphosa, the South African president, grandly announced a peace mission to Moscow and Kyiv, offering to mediate the end of R...

May 13 , 2023

Ethiopia's Geopolitical Dance in a Tumultuous World

In March this year, Kamala Harris, the United States Vice President, visited Ghana, Tanzania, and Zambia as her first tour to Africa since taking office. With ancestral ties in Zambia, Harris addresse...

May 6 , 2023

Ethiopia's Labour Movement Confronts a New Era. Will It Thrive?

The history of the Ethiopian labour movement dates back to the 1940s, marked by periods of struggle, tribulations, and occasional triumphs. Workers have fought for democratic rights and demanded impro...

Apr 29 , 2023

What Problems Do They Want to Solve, at What Cost, Whose Expense?

Public frustration and bewilderment were palpable as motorists queued up for hours in Addis Abeba last week. The sudden edict by the transport authorities mandating fuel purchases through mobile payme...

Apr 22 , 2023

Ethiopia's Dilemma of Hybrid Model to Fuel Quality Education

Ethiopia remains a country with a literacy rate of over 50pc, compared to Kenya's 82pc. It did not stop the World Bank from commending the substantial progress made in the social services sector, part...

Apr 15 , 2023

Can Debt Relief, Growth Coexist Amid IMF Negotiations?

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its annual outlook on the global economy last week, forecasting an optimistic prospect for Ethiopia's economy next year. Ethiopia is expected to have the...

Apr 9 , 2023

Walking on Tightrope of Economic Growth, Debt in a Post-War Landscape

As the current fiscal year draws to a close, over 170 federal agency heads frequent the Ministry of Finance on King George VI St., jostling for their share of the federal budget. If past trends are an...

Apr 1 , 2023

Disarming for Peace: Teshome Toga's Daunting National Rehabilitation Task

Teshome Toga, a seasoned public serviceman, now bears the weight of immense responsibility. Having spent years as a diplomat in Kenya, later serving as a Speaker of Parliament, and subsequently return...

Mar 25 , 2023

Parched Addis Struggles to Provide Water to Booming Population

At a crossroads, Addis Abeba finds itself on the precipice of monumental transformation. Nearing four million residents (the World Bank puts it at 4.8 million), the bustling city boasts a young, relat...

Mar 18 , 2023

Confronting the Axis of Threat: Diminished Assets, Inflation, and Trade Imbalance

Ethiopia's economy once hailed as a paragon of growth and development, now faces a confluence of challenges, including falling net foreign assets, an expanding trade deficit, and escalating inflation...

Mar 11 , 2023

Is Ethiopia Insolvent? Or Just Illiquid?

Ethiopia is rapidly emerging as one of China's top African debtors, second only to Angola, which owes the second largest economy in the world 42.6 billion dollars. Although Ethiopia owes only a little...

Mar 4 , 2023

Nature May Cause Drought; Famine Results from Political Failure

Once again, Ethiopia has claimed international attention in the past few weeks for reasons that are rather unsavoury. A few weeks after the federal authority's declaration the country has joined a lis...

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Editorials

The Budget Bill: A Precarious Walk Between Ambition and Reality

The Intersectionality of Data Innovation, Privacy and Security

A Million Dollar Question for a Likely Trillion Birr Budget

Banks Ride the Waves of Change Grappling with Growth, Risk

An African Paradox: Mediating Foreign Wars While Ignoring Homegrown Turmoils

Ethiopia's Geopolitical Dance in a Tumultuous World

Ethiopia's Labour Movement Confronts a New Era. Will It Thrive?

What Problems Do They Want to Solve, at What Cost, Whose Expense?

Ethiopia's Dilemma of Hybrid Model to Fuel Quality Education

Can Debt Relief, Growth Coexist Amid IMF Negotiations?

Walking on Tightrope of Economic Growth, Debt in a Post-War Landscape

Disarming for Peace: Teshome Toga's Daunting National Rehabilitation Task

Parched Addis Struggles to Provide Water to Booming Population

Confronting the Axis of Threat: Diminished Assets, Inflation, and Trade Imbalance