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Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Yewondwosen Eteffa, CEO of Ethiopian Reinsurance (Ethio Re)

Yewondwosen Eteffa, married and a father of one, graduated from Addis Abeba University with a bachelor of arts in business management. He has the professional designation of DIP CII from the Chartered...

Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Netsanet Lemessa, CEO of Ethiopian Insurance Company (EIC)

Netsanet Lemessa, 45, married and a father of two, is an accounting graduate of Addis Abeba University (AAU). He is currently making his way through a master's of business administration for financial...

Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Dagnachew Mehari, CEO, Bunna Insurance S.C.

The 53-year-old CEO is married and is a father of two daughters. He earned his first degree in economics and obtained a master's of business administration from Open University Business School in Lond...

Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Alemayehu Tefera, CEO of Berhan Insurance S.C.

Alemayehu Tefera, 62 and a father of three, earned his first degree in economics from Addis Abeba University (AAU) in 1992 and has four decades of experience in the insurance industry. He began his in...

Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Gudissa Legesse, CEO of Awash Insurance

Gudissa Legesse, 51 years old and a father of six, is the new CEO of the 25-year-old Awash Insurance, replacing long-serving CEO Tsegaye Kemsi last month. Gudissa obtained his degree in business admin...

Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Kiros Jirane, CEO of Africa Insurance

Kiros Jirane, a 58-year-old father of three, is the CEO of Africa Insurance, a 25-year-old insurance firm. He earned his first degree in business administration from Addis Abeba University. He also ho...

Jan 5 , 2020

INSURERS OPEN UP: Yohannes Zewdie, CEO of Abay Insurance

Yohannes Zewdie, 53 years old, is a management graduate of Addis Abeba University (AAU). He also obtained his master's degree in management from the same university. Before joining Abay Insurance a ye...

Nov 23 , 2019

AFC Courting Ethiopia for Sovereign Membership

First established in 2007 with a one-billion-dollar contribution from the Central Bank of Nigeria, the African Finance Corporation (IFC) has become one of the prominent development lending institution...

Apr 13 , 2019

What the IMF Desires to See in Ethiopia

Fortune: The outlook for the global economy brings growth down by 0.3 percentage points, while the outlook for Africa is up by 0.3 percentage points. What is missing here? It is not so much missing...

Jan 6 , 2019

Betty G- Engages Positively

Bruktawit Getahun, Betty G for her fans, would have loved to be around for the Battle of Adwa and thinks of robots as square and scary. Third daughter to her parents, anchored but not confined, there...

Nov 21 , 2018

Despite Hurdles, the Future Spells Promise for Africa

Fortune: You have said that you are not here [the Africa Investment Forum] for the sound bites. You have been talking about deal-making and transactions, and have signed a memorandum of understanding...

Columns

Commentaries | Jul 31,2026

The Rains May Fail, Policy Dare Not

Weldu Yiheysh has not read the Pacific temperature charts. He does not need to. In Shibta...

Editorial | Jul 31 , 2026

SMALL-NOTES SQUEEZE WORN, TORN, NEVER RETURNED

For Hirut Ayalew, a small shop owner around Ferensay Legasiyon, the shortage of usable sma...

Featured | Aug 1 , 2026 . By BIZUAYEHU ABIY

Tax Bills Outrun the Metre, Stalling Taxi-hailing Drivers

Elbeletel Tilahun was among the ride-hailing drivers startled by this year's tax assessmen...

Agenda | Aug 1 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

Right-sizing Tests Addis Abeba University’s Promise for Autonomy

Addis Abeba University set out to win its institutional autonomy. Two years in, that freed...

Fortune News | Aug 1 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE

Interview

INSURERS OPEN UP: Yewondwosen Eteffa, CEO of Ethiopian Reinsurance (Ethio Re)

INSURERS OPEN UP: Netsanet Lemessa, CEO of Ethiopian Insurance Company (EIC)

INSURERS OPEN UP: Dagnachew Mehari, CEO, Bunna Insurance S.C.

INSURERS OPEN UP: Alemayehu Tefera, CEO of Berhan Insurance S.C.

INSURERS OPEN UP: Gudissa Legesse, CEO of Awash Insurance

INSURERS OPEN UP: Kiros Jirane, CEO of Africa Insurance

INSURERS OPEN UP: Yohannes Zewdie, CEO of Abay Insurance

AFC Courting Ethiopia for Sovereign Membership