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Jan 12 , 2025

Federal Judge Suspends Addis Chamber's Assembly as Leadership Dispute Intensifies

An abrupt legal dispute has thrust the Addis Abeba Chamber of Commerce & Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) into the limelight, ending its general assembly two days before it was set to convene. A...

Jan 5 , 2025

Pharma Supplier to Build 100 Million Dollar Automated Warehouse

The Ethiopian Pharmaceutical Supply Service (EPSS) plans to construct a 100 million dollars mega warehouse in a bid to modernise and centralise its pharmaceutical storage and distribution. The project...

Jan 5 , 2025

Ethio telecom Expansion Stalls Over Funding, Land Costs

Ethio telecom's ambitious plan to expand infrastructure and improve rural connectivity is facing major setbacks due to funding shortfall and high land lease costs. The state-owned telecom provider nee...

Jan 5 , 2025

Traffic Management Overhaul Digitises Fines, Parking Fees

City transport authorities have launched a new digital traffic management system that has already registered over 600,000 vehicles. The system is expected to save more than 17 million Br annually by r...

Jan 5 , 2025

Earthquake Displaces Thousands, Threatens Kessem Dam

A series of increasingly powerful earthquakes have struck the Afar, Amhara, and Oromia regions, damaging homes and infrastructure, and forcing authorities to scramble to evacuate residents. The quakes...

Jan 5 , 2025

Banks Overhaul Governance as Regulators Tighten Controls on Boardroom Power

Spurred by a set of directives the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) issued lately, commercial banks have embarked on a quiet overhaul of their governance structures. Details of how the rules will be...

Dec 29 , 2024

DREAMS BETRAYED, TRAFFICKED, ENSLAVED

A 25-year-old civil engineer graduate left for Thailand in September 2023, lured by the promise of a high-paying digital marketing job. He had struggled to find stable employment after graduating in ...

Dec 29 , 2024

Consumer Unions Become Collateral Damage in a Battle Against Sugar, Oil Distribution Inconvenience

Consumer unions in Addis Abeba are being sidelined as delivery companies take over the distribution of subsidized sugar and cooking oil. The transition has impacted many consumer unions who previously...

Dec 29 , 2024

Pharma Industry Confronts Customs Over Inflated Valuations

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are in dispute with customs officials over alleged inflated valuation of imported raw materials. The Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals & Medical Supplies Manufacturing Industr...

Jan 3 , 2025

Vehicle Importers Fight Back Authorities Over New Tax System

Over 100 vehicle importers have had their bank accounts frozen by tax authorities, while 41 have filed lawsuits against the Addis Abeba Revenue Bureau (AARB) over a disputed vehicle pricing standard,...

Dec 29 , 2024

Foreign Nationals Face Skyrocketing Fees, Unyielding Regulations

Foreign residents are facing higher immigration fees and tighter regulations that have left many confused and alarmed. The Immigration & Citizenship Service (ICS) recently increased renewal costs...

Dec 29 , 2024

Banks Caught in Tax Battle, Raising Investment Slowdown Fears

Banks and insurance firms are battling tax authorities over whether dividends used to pay for unpaid subscribed capital should be taxed. Nearly 25 financial institutions have already paid 5.7 billion...

Dec 22 , 2024

Banks Scramble to Reopen After Harer City Shuts Over Forty Branches

The Harer city administration has shut down 43 bank branches, including those of Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE), Awash, Dashen, Zemen, and Berhan banks. The city administration attributed the closu...

Dec 22 , 2024

Tax Bureau’s Salary Standard Triggers Dispute Over Hidden Minimum Wage

The Addis Abeba Revenue Bureau's new salary standards for tax purposes have caused backlash from manufactures, service providers, and industry leaders. Businesses opposed the move stating the decision...

Dec 22 , 2024

Police University, Immigration Services Caught with Financial Mismanagement

An audit report presented to Parliament last week revealed financial irregularities at the Ethiopian Police University, including 86 million Br deposited into two accounts unauthorised by the Ministry...

Jan 3 , 2025

High-Stakes Ownership Dispute Pits Property Against Contract Law

The legal battle between BGI Ethiopia, a leading brewery, and Zewdnesh G. Asrat has centred on a debate whether the case should be treated as a property rights or a contractual dispute. In the open...


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