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The Minimum States Can Do

The Minimum States Can Do

February 8 , 2020

Companies, in manufacturing as well as the extractive industries, are no strangers to allegations of human, economic and environmental rights abuses. Weak regulatory capacity and economic and political policies designed to accommodate Ethiopia's developmental ambit...


INSURERS OPEN UP: Shimeles Gedlegeorgis, CEO of Ethio Life & General Insurance

INSURERS OPEN UP: Shimeles Gedlegeorgis, CEO of Ethio Life & General Insurance

January 5 , 2020

Shimeles Gedlegeorgis, 53, married and a father of two, is an economics graduate of Addis Abeba University (AAU). He obtained his master’s degree in business management and marketing from a university in India. Before...


INSURERS OPEN UP: Meseret Bezabih, CEO of United Insurance

INSURERS OPEN UP: Meseret Bezabih, CEO of United Insurance

January 5 , 2020

Meseret Bezabih, aged 54, married and a mother of three, studied for her first degree in economics from Addis Abeba University. She also earned her second degree with a master's of business administration from the Intern...

INSURERS OPEN UP: Kassa Lisanework, CEO of Tsehay Insurance S.C.

INSURERS OPEN UP: Kassa Lisanework, CEO of Tsehay Insurance S.C.

January 5 , 2020

Kassa Lisanework, 49, is married and a father of three. He earned a BA degree in accounting from Addis Abeba University (AAU) in 1994. He has worked in the insurance industry for 23 years, starting hi...

Kassa Lisanework, 49, is married and a father of three. He earned a BA...

INSURERS OPEN UP: Yared Mola, CEO of Nyala Insurance S.C

INSURERS OPEN UP: Yared Mola, CEO of Nyala Insurance S.C

January 5 , 2020

Yared Mola, 50, is married and a father of four. He holds a bachelor of arts degree in management from Addis Abeba University. He also holds a master's of business administration from the University o...

Yared Mola, 50, is married and a father of four. He holds a bachelor o...

INSURERS OPEN UP: Nigus Anteneh, CEO, Nile Insurance Company

INSURERS OPEN UP: Nigus Anteneh, CEO, Nile Insurance Company

January 5 , 2020

The 42-year-old CEO is married and has three children. Nigus studied economics at Addis Abeba University and attended another undergraduate programme in business administration & information syste...

The 42-year-old CEO is married and has three children. Nigus studied e...

INSURERS OPEN UP: Zufan Abebe, CEO, Nib Insurance SC

INSURERS OPEN UP: Zufan Abebe, CEO, Nib Insurance SC

January 5 , 2020

The 46-year-old Zufan is one of the few female CEOs in the insurance industry. Zufan, a mother of two daughters, studied economics in her undergraduate programme and then completed an executive MBA, b...

The 46-year-old Zufan is one of the few female CEOs in the insurance i...

INSURERS OPEN UP: Tesfaye Debela, CEO of National Insurance Company of Ethiopia (NICE)

INSURERS OPEN UP: Tesfaye Debela, CEO of National Insurance Company of Ethiopia (NICE)

January 5 , 2020

A 57-year-old insurance executive, Tesfaye, is married and a father of four children. He earned a diploma in insurance and a first degree in economics. He has worked in the insurance industry for a to...

A 57-year-old insurance executive, Tesfaye, is married and a father of...


January 5 , 2020

A 47-year-old insurance executive, Tibebe is married and a f...


January 5 , 2020

Tefera Wondimu, 60, married and a father of three, is a law...


January 5 , 2020

Yewondwosen Eteffa, married and a father of one, graduated f...


January 5 , 2020

Netsanet Lemessa, 45, married and a father of two, is an acc...


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