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Jun 15 , 2024

Will Ambitious Liberalisation Drown in a Sea of Bureaucratic Ineptitude, Corruption?

The Central Bank has tabled a draft banking proclamation to commercial bank executives, signalling the onset of reform its Governor, Mamo Mehiretu, has been promising since his appointment last year....

Jun 8 , 2024

Sky-High Interest Rates, Fiscal Folly Uncover Deep Economic Distress

Ethiopia's businesses face an increasingly arduous task in securing loans, as capital emerges as one of the priciest commodities in the market. Borrowing costs are exorbitant, with commercial loan int...

Jun 1 , 2024

Beneath the Surface Fundamentals Unmask a Facade of Progress Amid Despair

Ethiopia appears to be mired in a vicious economic cycle - rather a negative dynamic - characterised by low productivity, high unemployment, cantering inflation and declining exports, exacerbated by r...

May 25 , 2024

Celebrating Inflation "Triumphs" While the Economy Gasps for Air

For a long time, the debate among Ethiopia's policymakers and those in the academia centred on the effectiveness of monetary policy measures in impacting the real economy, particularly inflation. In a...

May 18 , 2024

Sleek Offices, Lavish Roads Makeover in Shaky Economy During Fiscal Frugality

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) took a handful of his cabinet members last week to the newly illuminated offices of Chaltu Sani, the minister of Urban & Infrastructure Development, on Ras Abebe Ar...

May 11 , 2024

From Mines to Mortgages, PPPs Can Be Antidotes of Progress, Not Touch-and-Go Pitfall

The ruling Prosperity Party - the Prosperitians - has its leaders turned to the Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) model, a strategic tool for economic development. The focus of these partnerships has...

May 2 , 2024

Tax Authorities' Sisyphean Saga of Shrinking Revenue, Gov't Soaring Ambitions

For successive generations of Ethiopia's tax authorities, the chore of tax collection is proving to be a Sisyphean task. Despite efforts to rake in more revenue, the country's tax-to-GDP ratio has shr...

Apr 27 , 2024

Prosperity Party Tries Economic Tightrope Walking Without a Net

The Prosperity Party (PP) - Prosperitians - is charting a course through treacherous waters. The party, which emerged from a fragmented political order, touts a liberal economic agenda in contrast to...

Apr 20 , 2024

Governor Mamo Tests Transparency. Will It Pass a Test of Time?

In a departure from its traditionally opaque practices, the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), under the stewardship of Governor Mamo Mehiretu, has unveiled a new report mapping the financial sector's s...

Apr 13 , 2024

Policy Espresso Demands a Strong Brew to Transform Negative Dynamic

In the hushed corridors of the legislative house on Lorenzo Te'azaz Road (Arat Kilo), a chilly reception awaited Gebremesqel Chala, the minister of Trade & Regional Integration (MoTRI). Trusted by...

Apr 6 , 2024

Blundered CBE Plunders Privacy Naming, Blaming and Shaming for a Glitch's Recovery

In a rather unsettling turn of events, the state-owned Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), under the management of its President, Abie Sano, found itself embroiled in controversy after taking an unconv...

Mar 30 , 2024

Central Bank Tries Monetary Gymnastic Dodging Pitfalls, with the IMF as Its Reluctant Coach

Ethiopian authorities find themselves at a crossroads in the shadow of a global economic malaise characterised by sluggish growth and persistently high inflation. Much like several other countries, th...

Mar 23 , 2024

Is Addis Abeba "Renewing" While Forsaking Its Soul ?

Addis Abeba has been experiencing rapid expansion over the past two decades. While seemingly progressive, efforts to broaden roads and introduce bike lanes continue to unsettle many of its residents w...

Mar 16 , 2024

Forcing Export Prices to Soar, as If Prosperity Was a High Bid Away

In a striking move that has rattled the corridors of Ethiopia's export sector, the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration (MoTRI), under the aegis of Gebremeskel Chala, has imposed a new directi...

Mar 9 , 2024

Prosperitians Dance Close with Fiscal Flames, in Hopes of Not Getting Burned

Mamo Mehiretu's tenure at the central bank's helm is marked by a distinct shift in focus towards price stability and inflation targeting, a departure from the traditional roles typically embraced by h...

Mar 1 , 2024

World Bank Dangles a Carrot Laced with Reforms, as IMF Waits with a Stick

In the corridors of the Ministry of Finance, on King George IV St., a recent visit by a World Bank delegation, led by Victoria Kwakwa, the vice president for East and South Africa, embodied more than...

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Commentaries | Aug 08,2026

In Going Digital, the State Designs for the Citizen It Wants to Have

The World Bank asks readers to picture a mother in rural Ethiopia who has never held a ban...

Editorial | Aug 8 , 2026

SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

For Hirut Ayalew, a small shop owner around Ferensay Legasiyon, the shortage of usable sma...

Featured | Aug 1 , 2026 . By BIZUAYEHU ABIY

The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

A year after a violent storm tore through one of Ethiopia's major flower-growing clusters...

Agenda | Aug 9 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

National Bank Forces Anbesa Bank Board Re-run, All Incumbents Out

Anbesa Bank has elected an entirely new board of directors, nine months after the Board it...

Fortune News | Aug 9 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

Editorials

Will Ambitious Liberalisation Drown in a Sea of Bureaucratic Ineptitude, Corruption?

Sky-High Interest Rates, Fiscal Folly Uncover Deep Economic Distress

Beneath the Surface Fundamentals Unmask a Facade of Progress Amid Despair

Celebrating Inflation "Triumphs" While the Economy Gasps for Air

Sleek Offices, Lavish Roads Makeover in Shaky Economy During Fiscal Frugality

From Mines to Mortgages, PPPs Can Be Antidotes of Progress, Not Touch-and-Go Pitfall

Tax Authorities' Sisyphean Saga of Shrinking Revenue, Gov't Soaring Ambitions

Prosperity Party Tries Economic Tightrope Walking Without a Net

Governor Mamo Tests Transparency. Will It Pass a Test of Time?

Policy Espresso Demands a Strong Brew to Transform Negative Dynamic

Blundered CBE Plunders Privacy Naming, Blaming and Shaming for a Glitch's Recovery

Central Bank Tries Monetary Gymnastic Dodging Pitfalls, with the IMF as Its Reluctant Coach

Is Addis Abeba "Renewing" While Forsaking Its Soul ?

Forcing Export Prices to Soar, as If Prosperity Was a High Bid Away

Prosperitians Dance Close with Fiscal Flames, in Hopes of Not Getting Burned

World Bank Dangles a Carrot Laced with Reforms, as IMF Waits with a Stick

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Editorials

Will Ambitious Liberalisation Drown in a Sea of Bureaucratic Ineptitude, Corruption?

Sky-High Interest Rates, Fiscal Folly Uncover Deep Economic Distress

Beneath the Surface Fundamentals Unmask a Facade of Progress Amid Despair

Celebrating Inflation "Triumphs" While the Economy Gasps for Air

Sleek Offices, Lavish Roads Makeover in Shaky Economy During Fiscal Frugality

From Mines to Mortgages, PPPs Can Be Antidotes of Progress, Not Touch-and-Go Pitfall

Tax Authorities' Sisyphean Saga of Shrinking Revenue, Gov't Soaring Ambitions

Prosperity Party Tries Economic Tightrope Walking Without a Net

Governor Mamo Tests Transparency. Will It Pass a Test of Time?

Policy Espresso Demands a Strong Brew to Transform Negative Dynamic

Blundered CBE Plunders Privacy Naming, Blaming and Shaming for a Glitch's Recovery

Central Bank Tries Monetary Gymnastic Dodging Pitfalls, with the IMF as Its Reluctant Coach

Is Addis Abeba "Renewing" While Forsaking Its Soul ?

Forcing Export Prices to Soar, as If Prosperity Was a High Bid Away

Prosperitians Dance Close with Fiscal Flames, in Hopes of Not Getting Burned

World Bank Dangles a Carrot Laced with Reforms, as IMF Waits with a Stick

Energy Never Consumed, the Cheapest Megawatt

Children Fall. Some Parents Detonate

The Hidden Dollar Bill Behind Every App

Ten Years at the Gate, a Dream That Never Stood Still

The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

In Going Digital, the State Designs for the Citizen It Wants to Have

In Going Digital, the State Designs for the Citizen It Wants to Have

SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

The Storm Passed, the Freight Bill Did Not

National Bank Forces Anbesa Bank Board Re-run, All Incumbents Out

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