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Lessons in Bureaucracy

Jul 13 , 2025
By Kidist Yidnekachew

Navigating bureaucracy often feels like moving through a labyrinth, where logic falters and clarity dissolves. The rules...

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Lessons in Bureaucracy

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The Cost of Capital Is a Public-Health Emergency for Africa

Lessons in Bureaucracy

The City That Refuses to Hear Itself

Half a Century of Impact

Brewing Trouble as Tella Bars Go Dry

Legal, Policy Volatility Turns Promises into Headwinds

State Enterprises from Oracles to Apprentices

Rising Costs, Inflation Threaten Insurance Industry

BREWING DISCONTENT

Electric Vehicle Push Leaves Investors in the Lurch

The Cost of Capital Is a Public-Health Emergency for Africa

The BRICS+ Should Not Miss the Africa Opportunity

Leaders of the National . . .

When the country’s most. . .

Legal, Policy Volatility Turns Promises into Headwinds

Civil Society Feels the Squeeze as Reform Era Unravels

Soaring Taxes Fail to Plug Holes as Audit Reveals Enduring Waste

Expanding Federal Budget Tests Limits of Fiscal Discipline

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Half a Century of Impact

Rise Without Ruin

Lessons in Bureaucracy

The Nuances of Baby Carrying

Revenues Bureau Targets Landlords in Revenue Push

Addis Ababa Goes It Alone with Record Budget

VAT Relief Sprouts in Addis, But Roots of Inequality Run Deep

Parliament Draws Dividend Dispute to a Close

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