AKSAH ITALO


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AKSAH ITALO's Articles

Regulators Turn Up the Heat on Banks to Brace Capital Ratio Shake-Up

May 4 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Commercial banks face stringent new capital adequacy rules, with regulators saying th...


Heineken Steps Up Investment as a Barley Price Puts the Beer Giant on Edge

May 4 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Heineken Ethiopia is investing 26 million euros in its Qilinto brewery, a move that w...


Amhara State Land Reform Unlocks Capital, But Stirs Fears of Rural Dispossession

May 4 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

A far-reaching land reform bill in Amhara Regional State has entered the record books...


Dispute Over Prime Addis Property Ends in Acquittal, Leaves a Trail of Legal Scars

May 4 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

For Temesgen Yilma, a businessman known for running Yilma Butchery, a popular eatery...



BGI Ethiopia Wins Legal Battle as Ownership Claim Falls to Time

Apr 27 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

A federal court delivered a sharp rebuke last week to a long-running fight over share...


Cash Starved Domestic Drugmakers Turn to EIC for a Lifeline

Apr 27 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Cash-strapped drugmakers, squeezed by strict banking rules and rising fees, are pinni...


Ethio Telecom to Court Big Investors After Retail Share Sale Falls Short of Ambition

Apr 27 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Frehiwot Tamiru, CEO of Ethio telecom, is returning to the capital market after her d...


LEGACY Businesses in a Liminal Space

Apr 19 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

At first light in Addis Abeba's Qality District, the smell of freshly roasted Yirgach...



Banks Warn as Crackdown on Loans Triggers Fears of Toxic Debt Surge

Apr 19 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

Commercial banks are scrambling to meet a tougher loan classification regime rolled o...


Deposit Insurance Fund Faces Its First Test

Apr 23 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

The Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund (EIF), a federal agency responsible for protecti...


When Injera Met Sushi & Mandi Displaced Tibs

Apr 19 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

A narrow alleyway off a dusty road in the Bole Rwanda quarter used to be an afterthou...


A Tax Shock Jolts Edible Oil Industry as Retroactive Levies Stir Confusion

Apr 13 , 2025 . By AKSAH ITALO

A resurgence of a long-dormant tax rule has unleashed a storm of uncertainty on the e...




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