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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...

Feb 24 , 2024

Green Ambitions, Nordic Illusions Mark Officials Leap into the Policy Abyss

The recent policy pronouncement by the Transport Minister, Alemu Sime (PhD), of a plan to ban the import of petroleum-powered vehicles for personal use has sparked a debate, if not anxiety. However, i...

Feb 17 , 2024

AU Bootcamp in Political Pageantry Where Promises Float, Actions Limp

In the vast auditoriums of Addis Abeba, far from the era when flamboyant figures like Libya's Muammar al-Gaddafi captivated the African Union (AU) stage, the continent's leaders convened last week in...

Feb 10 , 2024

Juggling Debts, Dodging Dollars, and the Inflation Boogeyman

In a last week session before Parliament, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) was seen adopting a tone of conciliation on several issues that also showed his administration's economic policy dilemmas. Yet...

Ethiopia's Award-Winning Agriculture Faces Reality Check as Millions Hunger

In a world increasingly attuned to the nuances of data reliability and its implications for governance and development, Ethiopia finds itself at crossings. The awarding two weeks ago of the Agricola M...

Jan 27 , 2024

Is Ethiopia's Maritime Ambition a Dicey Dive into Somaliland's Waters?

Christopher Clapham, professor emeritus of Cambridge University and an expert on Ethiopia, describes the Horn of Africa region as "a perennially unstable region". It is often overshadowed by the drama...

Jan 19 , 2024

Where Contraband Thrives, Customs Play Catch-Up

A shadow economy thrives, largely neglected yet ubiquitous, undermining the formal economic structures and posing a formidable challenge to macroeconomic stability. This parallel market, sustained by...

Jan 13 , 2024

Let Ethiopia Produce. But Let it also Ponder on Echoing Silence

In the turbulent corridors of Ethiopia's industrial sector, Melaku Alebel, the minister of Industry, ought to find himself in an unenviable position. Recent months have seen a disheartening trend wher...

Jan 7 , 2024

Is Ethiopia Drifting into a Diplomatic Abyss?

In the realm of international finance and diplomacy, few cities hold the distinction that Addis Abeba does in Africa. Often regarded as the continent's diplomatic heartbeat, here is where the African...

Dec 30 , 2023

Ethiopia's Eurobond Default: Now What?

Ethiopia has stumbled into a precarious fiscal zone, marked by its first-ever default on external debt. The missed 33 million dollar coupon payment on a one billion dollar Eurobond, issued a decade ag...

Dec 23 , 2023

In a Land of Forgotten Promises, Hunger Keeps Haunting Millions

The scars of protracted drought are evident in an unforgiving landscape, parched and barren. In the arid expanse, six children, their childhoods usurped by survival, forage in the soil, not in play, b...

Debt-Centric Theory Shines Light on Ethiopia's Inflationary Troubles

In the domain of economic theory, where the contention of intellects often echoes the upheaval of markets, few debates have been as stirring as the one ignited by John H. Cochrane, a Stanford Universi...

Dec 9 , 2023

Governor Mamo Juggles with Economic Realities, Fiscal Follies

Making a paradigm shift seems elusive for those in the driving seat of Ethiopia's monetary policy. Its central bankers, nestled in their traditional roles of financial sector oversight, have historica...

Dec 2 , 2023

Addis Abeba's Public Transport: A Chronicle of Disappointment

The symphony of traffic noise in Addis Abeba is not just a sign of life, but a siren song of urban chaos. Swelling under the pressures of urbanisation, the city displays an almost paradoxical relation...

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Commentaries | May 09,2026

Every Encounter with the State Should Not Become an Invoice

The Ethiopian state appears to have discovered a fiscal instrument that is politically con...

Editorial | May 9 , 2026

CAKE Takes the Place of Wine in Addis Abeba’s Social Visits

Weeks after the Easter holiday, Addis Abeba has slipped back into its ordinary pace. The h...

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FED'S COSTLY TURN FROM MONEY PRINTING PILES PRESSURE ON BUDGET

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Editorials

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

Green Ambitions, Nordic Illusions Mark Officials Leap into the Policy Abyss

AU Bootcamp in Political Pageantry Where Promises Float, Actions Limp

Juggling Debts, Dodging Dollars, and the Inflation Boogeyman

Ethiopia's Award-Winning Agriculture Faces Reality Check as Millions Hunger

Is Ethiopia's Maritime Ambition a Dicey Dive into Somaliland's Waters?

Where Contraband Thrives, Customs Play Catch-Up

Let Ethiopia Produce. But Let it also Ponder on Echoing Silence

Is Ethiopia Drifting into a Diplomatic Abyss?

Ethiopia's Eurobond Default: Now What?

In a Land of Forgotten Promises, Hunger Keeps Haunting Millions

Debt-Centric Theory Shines Light on Ethiopia's Inflationary Troubles

Governor Mamo Juggles with Economic Realities, Fiscal Follies

Addis Abeba's Public Transport: A Chronicle of Disappointment

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Editorials

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

Green Ambitions, Nordic Illusions Mark Officials Leap into the Policy Abyss

AU Bootcamp in Political Pageantry Where Promises Float, Actions Limp

Juggling Debts, Dodging Dollars, and the Inflation Boogeyman

Ethiopia's Award-Winning Agriculture Faces Reality Check as Millions Hunger

Is Ethiopia's Maritime Ambition a Dicey Dive into Somaliland's Waters?

Where Contraband Thrives, Customs Play Catch-Up

Let Ethiopia Produce. But Let it also Ponder on Echoing Silence

Is Ethiopia Drifting into a Diplomatic Abyss?

Ethiopia's Eurobond Default: Now What?

In a Land of Forgotten Promises, Hunger Keeps Haunting Millions

Debt-Centric Theory Shines Light on Ethiopia's Inflationary Troubles

Governor Mamo Juggles with Economic Realities, Fiscal Follies

Addis Abeba's Public Transport: A Chronicle of Disappointment

The Geopolitical Battle Over Monetary Infrastructure

Motivation Drops as the Day Begins in Sleepwear

The AI Risk to Focus On

The Silence That Leadership Can't Keep

Period Poverty Crisis Forces Women to Pay For Dignity

Every Encounter with the State Should Not Become an Invoice

Every Encounter with the State Should Not Become an Invoice

CAKE Takes the Place of Wine in Addis Abeba’s Social Visits

Period Poverty Crisis Forces Women to Pay For Dignity

FED'S COSTLY TURN FROM MONEY PRINTING PILES PRESSURE ON BUDGET

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