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Forex Auctions Struggle to Stem Birrs Slide as Dollar Demand Surges

Mar 2 , 2025

Forex Auctions Struggle to Stem Birrs Slide as Dollar Demand Surges

Monetary authorities moved to show their firepower last week, floating a special foreign exchange auction on February 2...

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State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Dec 22 , 2024 . By TIZITA SHEWAFERAW

Charged with transforming colossal state-owned enterprises into modern and competitiv...

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

Aug 18 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Although predictable Yonas Zerihun's job in the ride-hailing service is not immune to...

BREWING DISCONTENT

Jul 28 , 2024 . By TIZITA SHEWAFERAW

Unhabitual, perhaps too many, Samuel Gebreyohannes, 38, used to occasionally enjoy a couple of beers at breakfast. However, he recently swit...

Electric Vehicle Push Leaves Investors in the Lurch

Jul 13 , 2024 . By AKSAH ITALO

Investors who rely on tractors, trucks, and field vehicles for commuting, transporting commodities, and f...

Commentaries

Health Policy Reforms Walk a Tightrope of Bitter Pills, Bold Cures

Ethiopia's reform of health policies has been marked by bold initiatives, hard lesson...

Mar 2 , 2025 . By Halima Abate (MD)

In Business as in Football, Culture Shift Triumphs, But Silverware Remains Elusive

Mikel Arteta's tenure at Arsenal began in late 2019, when the football club was reeli...

Mar 2 , 2025 . By Senay Lemma

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country's most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or two...

Editorial

Mismanaged, Trade Liberalisation Could Pour Cold Water on Local Hopes

Mar 2 , 2025

The domestic economy has endured a punishing half-decade. A global pandemic throttled...

Africa Wants to Mark Own Homework with Homegrown Credit Agency

Feb 23 , 2025

Africa is a place where the frustrations of its elites run high due to what they feel...

IMF Tells Ethiopia to Stay the Course, with Leap of Faith on the Market

Feb 16 , 2025

Madame Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IM...

The Race to the AUC Follows Mahamat's Grand Entrances, Quiet Exits Legacy

Feb 9 , 2025

This week, the African Union's (AU) annual summit in Addis Abeba is set to be more th...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

Jan 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

Sep 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION

Dec 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

Apr 26 , 2019

Sunday With Eden

The Emotional Toll of Worry

Last week, I spoke with an expecting mother from church. After congratulating her, I shared my excitement. Out of curiosity, I asked where s...

Mar 2 , 2025 . By Eden Sahle

Soaring Rent Crisis Pushes Residents to the Brink

Addis Abeba is in the grip of a worsening housing crisis. Rent prices have surged to record levels, forci...

Feb 23 , 2025 . By Eden Sahle

Life Matters

Online Toxicity Hijacks Social Media

One minute, people are laughing at a meme on social media; the next, they scroll through a barrage of com...

Mar 2 , 2025 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

The Increasing Presence of Women in Leadership

Following the recently concluded 38th AU Summit, I was captivated by the presence of incoming heads of st...

Feb 23 , 2025 . By Kidist Yidnekachew

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