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MUNIR SHEMSU

FORTUNE STAFF WRITER

MUNIR SHEMSU's Articles

Pasta Prices on the Boil

Jul 13 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Consumers are wrestling with a sharp increase in the prices of pasta and macaroni, commodities that have surged by an average of nearly 12 B...

Study Reveals Higher Education Quality Crisis, Calls for Reform

Jul 13 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The cracks in Ethiopia's higher education system were laid bare during a synthesis report presented at th...

Finance Sector Poised for Ambitious Transformation Under Governor Mamo Mihretu

Jul 13 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Ethiopia's financial industry is undergoing substantial transformation under the stewardship of Governor...

Banks Rush to Meet Credit Exposure Regulations Ahead of Deadline

Jul 7 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Banks are scrambling to comply with new credit exposure regulations as the National Bank of Ethiopia's (N...

Ethiopian Eyes Lucrative Nonstop Routes as Airbus Report Unveils Untapped Potential

Jul 7 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Ethiopian Airlines can eye an opportunity to grow and expand by introducing nonstop flights on unserved o...

Ambitious Federal Budget Exhibits Urban Glitz Over Rural Grit

Jul 7 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The federal government's budget for the fiscal year 2024/25, unanimously ratified by Parliament following...

Higher Education Under Budget Squeeze, Infrastructure Woes During Reform Push

Jun 29 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The federal budget bill, edging towards a monumental trillion Birr, has sparked heated contention as it p...

REFORM RATTLES PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PARENTS

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Many parents were jolted by the city education authorities' decision to bar private schools from register...

Curriculum Quake Shakes Private Schools' Foundations

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Last week was a shocking revelation for parents who send their children to one of the 84 private schools...

AG Meseret's Scathing Report Exposes Budget Chaos

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Parliamentary tensions peaked last week following the Federal Auditor General's report that unearthed unp...

Djibouti Disputes World Bank Port Ranking, Cites External Factors

Jun 22 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Djibouti officials have raised objections over what they describe as "inconsistencies" in the evaluation...

BUDGETARY TIGHTROPE STROLL!

Jun 15 , 2024 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

The federal government unveiled a 971.6 billion Br budget bill for the upcoming fiscal year, while the economy is under dual pressures to en...

Commentaries

Health for Some, Hope for Others as Policymakers Bet on Medical Plazas

The healthcare system reveals a country that is both moving forward and falling behin...

Is Innovation or Financialisation to Blame for Rising Inequality?

Over a decade ago, Nobel laureates Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson, together wit...

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

Ethiopians Celebrate Big Dreams, While Everyday Realities Cast Shadow

Sep 6 , 2025

The dawn of a new year is more than a simple turning of the calendar. It is a moment...

Will Community Health Insurance Falter Under Its Ambitious Weight?

Aug 30 , 2025

For Germans, Otto von Bismarck is first remembered as the architect of a unified nati...

The Capital Market May Be Too Shallow to Swim In. Beware.

Aug 23 , 2025

Banks have a new obsession. After decades chasing deposits and, more recently, digita...

Capital Market Ambitions Face Credibility Test Over Conflicted Oversight

Aug 16 , 2025

A decade ago, a case in the United States (US) jolted Wall Street. An ambulance opera...

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

Beacon of Hope in the Heart of Singapore

When friends of my husband, Mike, and I left for what should have been a routine work...

From Stardom to Strength

When we speak of Zeritu Kebede, most recall the sensational voice that redefined Ethiopian music nearly two decades ago. Beyond the stage li...

Life Matters

A Dose Too Fast

Stories of medical malpractice are unsettling, but they become harrowing when lived personally. What began for me as a trivial blister soon...

The Elusive Pursuit of Happiness

Lately, thoughts about happiness have lingered persistently in my mind. It has always been a captivating subject; something pursued with a s...