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Apr 3 , 2023

Ministry Ushers 26m Br Solar Irrigation Project

Small-holder farmers residing in Amhara, Oromia, Sidama, and Southern regional states foresee solar power water pumps installation as Siram Trading Plc, moves inches closer to winning the contract. ...

Apr 3 , 2023

Ministry Rolls Out Higher Educators Appointment Modality

A bill that requires the appointment of presidents through an internationally open competition after proving non-allegiance to political organizations was approved by Parliament last week. It also ush...

Apr 3 , 2023

Oromia Coop Challenges Banking Titans with Stellar Performance

Oromia Coop Bank (Oromia Coop) has enjoyed significant growth in key financial metrics during 2021/22. However, despite a lower total asset turnover, the Bank's higher profit margin and reliance on de...

Apr 3 , 2023

Manufacturers React to the Excise Tax Reform

The excise tax levied on pure alcohol has substantially decreased by six folds in a recently proposed excise tax amendment proclamation. It entails that the 60pc tax is reduced to 10pc. The excise...

Apr 3 , 2023

NOMADIC URBANITES

The City Administration extended the ban on the increase of housing rent imposed during the pandemic for another three months. With monthly inflation rate averaging around 33pc, it does little to soot...

Mar 25 , 2023

Association Requests Central Bank to Loosen Grip

Bankers propose the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) mitigate its regulations and assist in providing loans to their assets that sustained losses during the war in Tigray Regional State. The 22 comm...

Mar 25 , 2023

Debt Vulnerability Looms as IMF Representatives Land in Addis Abeba

As Ethiopia grapples with its escalating external debt, the arrival of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) team in Addis Abeba earlier this week marks a crucial step toward negotiating a potential de...

Insurance Industry Pledges 75m Br Amid Misgivings Over Shareholders` Rights

The Ethiopian insurance industry has pledged to donate 75 million Br to support a series of state development projects, including the “Gebeta Le'hager” initiative. This move comes as a response...

Mar 25 , 2023

Post-war Demobilization, Reintegration Cost Ethiopia 29.7b Br

As Ethiopia emerges from one of the deadliest conflicts in recent history, the country faces the formidable challenge of demobilizing and reintegrating a quarter of a million former combatants at the...

Mar 25 , 2023

Contractors Call for International Bid Threshold Adjustment

Local contractors plea for the international bid price threshold to be raised as the conversion rate has made it easier for foreign-based companies to outperform. The proposed entry is to be set up...

Mar 25 , 2023

Chinese Footwear Behemoth Returns to Ethiopia, Raising Labor Rights Concerns

Huajian Dongguan Hua Bao Shoes Co., a leading global producer of women's footwear, is set to restart its operations in Ethiopia after a two-year hiatus. The company, which manufactures nearly 20 mi...

Mar 25 , 2023

Lion Bank Faces Uphill Battle to Compete with Industry Peers

Lion International Bank (LIB) has exhibited promising growth in recent years but lags behind its peers in key financial indicators. The past two years have been daunting for the executives of the s...

Mar 25 , 2023

Coffee Authority Avails Regional Quality Inspection Centers

Coffee producers, exporters and processors are in a dilemma as the Ethiopian Coffee & Tea Authority readies new quality inspection and certification centres built in Jimma and Hawassa cities to be...

Mar 18 , 2023

Quenching Addis Abeba's Thirst

Residents in the capital are all too familiar with the rationing of running water supply as the 0.48 million cubic meters of water pumped out by the Authority fails to meet even half of the capital's...

Mar 18 , 2023

Benishangul-Gumuz State Most Expensive to Reside

Consumers in the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State feel the pinch of a high cost of living, exacerbated by the logistical challenges of importing goods from neighbouring states. The passage through...

Korean Firm Takes the Helm to Consult Bus Transit Corridors in Addis Abeba

A Korean-based consultancy firm, DONG IL Engineering Consultants bagged the contract to conduct a detailed analysis on constructing bus transits on flood-ridden roads in Addis Abeba. The company is...


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Editorial | Aug 22 , 2026

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Featured | Aug 1 , 2026 . By BIZUAYEHU ABIY

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