POLITICAL REFORMS: FREE SPACE DOESN’T NECESSARILY ENTAIL A FAIR ONE (LESSON III)

Despite Consumers Anxiety, Holiday Markets Remain Buoyant

Despite Consumers Anxiety, Holiday Markets Remain Buoyant

September 10 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

In the morning around 11am of Wednesday last week, half a dozen customers, mostly women, are lined up in the butter section of Shola Market. Shola is one of the largest trade...

In War Time, State Manoeuvres to Command the Market

In War Time, State Manoeuvres to Command the Market

August 28 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Two days after sanctioning traders from making price changes, hoping to ward off inflationary pressure, the Addis Abeba City Administration officials have banned landlords in...

Inadequate Risk Management Continues to Claim Lives

Inadequate Risk Management Continues to Claim Lives

August 21 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Today, August 22, was supposed to be a day of celebration for a group of students under the Mekane Eyesus Seminary School, located just off Guinea Bissau Street in the Mekanis...

In Banking, Technology Paces Ahead of Policy, Laws

In Banking, Technology Paces Ahead of Policy, Laws

July 3 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Commercial banks are caught in a dilemma as they cannot issue payment cards customers with forex accounts can use to make international retail payments due to the absence of laws governing the transac...

Commercial banks are caught in a dilemma as they cannot issue payment...

Anxiety, Pallidness Consume Voters Ahead of Polls

Anxiety, Pallidness Consume Voters Ahead of Polls

June 19 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

In the runup to the sixth national elections, the voting date has seen its fair share of controversies. From the year-long debacle in multiple postponements to the incapability to conduct polls in all...

In the runup to the sixth national elections, the voting date has seen...

RULE OF LAW: WHERE A STATE CAN NEVER FAIL (LESSON X)

RULE OF LAW: WHERE A STATE CAN NEVER FAIL (LESSON X)

January 5 , 2020

A developing country like Ethiopia inevitably has many challenges. But nothing poses the greatest risk like the breakdown of order and the rule of law. And not by the law. The monopoly on legitimate v...

A developing country like Ethiopia inevitably has many challenges. But...

TAXES: A SMALL PIE CAN ONLY GIVE SO MUCH (LESSON IX)

TAXES: A SMALL PIE CAN ONLY GIVE SO MUCH (LESSON IX)

January 5 , 2020

Ethiopia’s policymakers, international financial institutions and the public agree that it is far better to mobilise one's resources than borrow money from international creditors and development pa...

Ethiopia’s policymakers, international financial institutions and th...

EDUCATION POLICY: SO MANY DEGREES, SO LITTLE SKILLED (LESSON VIII)

EDUCATION POLICY: SO MANY DEGREES, SO LITTLE SKILLED (LESSON VIII)

January 5 , 2020

The crucial role education plays in supporting a competitive economy was not lost on policymakers. With a strong emphasis on the natural sciences, efforts were made to improve primary and secondary-le...

The crucial role education plays in supporting a competitive economy w...