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Jan 24 , 2026

Ministry Eyes Trust Fund to Reverse Education Finance Decline

The education sector, battered by inflation, dwindling foreign aid, and declining public investment, may soon see a new financial lifeline. Drafted by the Ministry of Education, a national Educatio...

Jan 24 , 2026

TAX REFORM INTO OWN BOTTLENECK

Inside Berhan ena Selam Printing Enterprise on Adwa Street, queues have become a feature of tax compliance. Businesspeople arrive with letters from local revenue offices, some on first application, ot...

Jan 28 , 2026

A Safety Net Emerges in Budding Capital Market

The nascent capital market is inching toward maturity, with regulatory authorities introducing institutional mechanisms to insulate small investors from volatility and operational uncertainties often...

Jan 24 , 2026

Businesses Wait as Tax Rulings Lag in Addis Abeba

Addis Abeba's Tax Appeal Commission is facing increasing pressure as a backlog of unresolved tax appeal decisions leaves businesses in prolonged uncertainty. Taxpayers report mounting frustration o...

Jan 24 , 2026

Shiferaw Taps Daily Transactions to Fund Disaster Relief

The federal government is to implement a far-reaching scheme to finance its disaster-response infrastructure by drawing on micro-contributions from millions of everyday transactions. Spearheaded by...

Jan 17 , 2026

Ethiopian Airlines to Pick Lead Contractor for Bishoftu Project in June

The Ethiopian Airlines Group (EAG) expects to identify a principal contractor for its long-awaited Bishoftu International Airport between June and July this year, even as the 12.5 billion dollar proje...

Jan 17 , 2026

Drought Alarm Rings Again as Response Falters

A looming humanitarian crisis is emerging, as erratic and underwhelming rainfall during the Bega season (October–December) has intensified food insecurity across large swathes of the country. Federa...

Jan 21 , 2026

Sovereign Fund Expands Ambitions, Tightening Hold on the Economy

Brook Taye (PhD), CEO of the Ethiopian Investment Holding (EIH), is stepping up his ambitions to make the sovereign investment fund a dominant force in the economy, seeking to expand its contribution...

Jan 17 , 2026

Cooperatives Face Market Reckoning With New Law Welcoming Outside Capital

Cooperatives will soon be permitted to raise capital beyond their membership base and engage in joint ventures with private-sector actors, a longstanding prohibition under the sector's legal regime. ...

Jan 10 , 2026

DEPOSITS TAKEN. TRUST WITHHELD

They sit in plain sight on Addis Abeba's streets, yet rarely feature in official speeches about modernisation. Rows of blue-and-white Lada taxis, with their dented frames and fading paint, bear witnes...

Jan 10 , 2026

Chaltu Pushes to Modernise Infrastructure Ministry

Chaltu Sani, minister of Urban & Infrastructure Development, has launched a comprehensive competency-based assessment program targeting thousands of employees under her Ministry's purview. The ini...

Jan 10 , 2026

National Bank Clamps Down on CAD Payments to African Countries

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has restricted the use of Cash Against Documents (CAD) payment terms for exports to a select group of African countries, citing persistent failures to repatriate fo...

Jan 3 , 2026

PANORAMA OF LITERARY VOICES

A chorus of Ethiopian writers reflected, skeptically and often intimately, on why they write at all. Across novels, poetry, short stories, and memoirs, few claim the grand ambition of changing society...

Commodity Exchange Buckles Under Coffee Price Controls Weight

The Ethiopian Commodities Exchange (ECX), once a flagship institution for transforming the country's agricultural market, is undergoing a protracted institutional and operational decline, exposed by f...

Jan 7 , 2026

Ethiopia’s Oilseed Exporters Face Off with State Over Hoarding Clampdown

The once-thriving pulses and oil seeds export sector, long a pillar of foreign currency earnings, is facing a critical moment. A sharp decline in export volumes, mounting pressure from regulatory auth...

Jan 4 , 2026

Ride-hailing Drivers Hit Roadblock in Addis Abeba's Urban Overhaul

Ride-hailing drivers in Addis Abeba are increasingly finding themselves on the wrong side of the city's rapid urban transformation, caught between aggressive corridor development and a regulatory abse...

Columns

Commentaries | Jul 25,2026

Cost Recovery by Public Institutions Becomes a Hidden Tax

Ideally, citizens who have paid income tax all year should not have to reach for their wal...

Editorial | Jul 25 , 2026

Chasing Excellence in the Summer, Raising Questions Over Who It Leaves Behind

For as long as her daughter had been in school, the summer break belonged to the family. E...

Featured | Jul 25 , 2026 . By BIZUAYEHU ABIY and TIGIST MEKONNEN

Shematera Weavers' Chain Meets the VAT Line

The footsteps, bargaining voices and rustle of cotton cloth that once filled Shematera in...

Agenda | Jul 25 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

Global Bank Board Suspends 18 as Deposit Probe Widens

Global Bank's Board of Directors have overhauled top management, after suspending several...

Fortune News | Jul 25 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER