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Sep 23 , 2023 . By Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg

Protectionism Started the Geopolitical Fire

Seeing many prominent economists decry the Trump Administration's tariffs as welfare-reducing protectionism has been puzzling, while approving of the Biden Administration's even more drastic steps to reshore, friend-shore, and decouple from China. ...

Sep 10 , 2022 . By Christian Tesfaye

Just Financial Sector Liberalisation?

The Council of Ministers made a very important decision earlier this month to allow foreign investment into the financial sector. The Council approved a policy that lays the foundation for liberalising the finance sector. Much work needs to be done before any foreign bank sets foot in Ethiopia. Proclamations and regulations need to follow the libe...


Jan 30 , 2022

Pay Debt Like A Lannister

Economics can be heartless. The field's obsession with numbers and taking the long-term macro view drives social justice activists crazy. Economists general penchant for models and large data sets drives the political left nuts. This disconnect informs the criticism against GDP as a measure of the wellbeing of a country. Aggregate economic output i...


Oct 9 , 2021 . By Christian Tesfaye

Population Explosion, For Better or Worse

There has been much to be said about the growth prospects of Ethiopia, like any developing African nation, the challenges going forward and the prevailing obstacles of today. Much of this debate revolves around the impacts of COVID-19 and the civil war, and the previous trends that have held growth back, such as the crowding out of the private sect...




Opinion

The Ethiopian Dream without the Ecosystem

Oct 2 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      30459 Views

Shark Tank is one of those shows everybody has heard about but not seen. Some of the names have become familiar, includi...

Market Dysfunction Creates 'Suckers'

Sep 26 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      45295 Views

Just about everybody likes Sun Chips. It is one of the few packaged and mass-produced snacks in Ethiopia that I would tr...

Glad the US Wants to Help, Unfortunate Sanctions Rarely Work

The international community's attitude towards Ethiopia's civil war has inspired heated debate, and for a reason. As it has done in Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, we see in real-time as the global order utterly fails in protecting lives and finding a political settlement between c...

Sep 18 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50306 Views

The Fail Proof Way to Keep Migrants Out of Europe

Europe has a big problem. The people of Afghanistan may be suffering from war, dislocation and poverty. Still, it can be an even bigger disaster if they try to escape this tragedy in the eyes of the Europeans. The European Commission may be big on human rights and democracy, but...

Sep 10 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50293 Views

Euphemistically Least Developed

Some word processor programmes suggest the use of “developing” to “poor” when referring to a country. The justification is that the latter is somewhat derogatory. It is fitting for a world that has grown politically sensitive. Part of the idea is that countries may be eco...

Sep 4 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      49443 Views

Greed, Pride: Deadly Combination

There is a long-running sub-narrative in HBO's TV series Oz that is reminiscent of Ethiopia. The show is about the inmates of a maximum-security state correctional facility. Much drama takes place inside the prison, especially in a unit known as “Emerald City,” an ironically...

Aug 28 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      49327 Views

Glad the US Wants to Help, Unfortunate Sanctions Rarely Work

The international community's attitude towards Ethiopia's civil war has inspired heated debate, and for a reason. As it has done in Afghanistan, Syria and Yemen, we see in real-time as the global order utterly fails in protecting lives and finding a political settlement between c...

Sep 18 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50306 Views

The Fail Proof Way to Keep Migrants Out of Europe

Europe has a big problem. The people of Afghanistan may be suffering from war, dislocation and poverty. Still, it can be an even bigger disaster if they try to escape this tragedy in the eyes of the Europeans. The European Commission may be big on human rights and democracy, but...

Sep 10 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50293 Views

Euphemistically Least Developed

Some word processor programmes suggest the use of “developing” to “poor” when referring to a country. The justification is that the latter is somewhat derogatory. It is fitting for a world that has grown politically sensitive. Part of the idea is that countries may be eco...

Sep 4 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      49443 Views

Greed, Pride: Deadly Combination

There is a long-running sub-narrative in HBO's TV series Oz that is reminiscent of Ethiopia. The show is about the inmates of a maximum-security state correctional facility. Much drama takes place inside the prison, especially in a unit known as “Emerald City,” an ironically...

Aug 28 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      49327 Views

The Gig Economy to the Rescue

Gig working gets a bad reputation. This makes sense considering that much of the debate takes place in the developed world, and narratives are constructed from the perspective of the Global North. Gig workers are basically independent contractors. There is work to be done, and...

Aug 21 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50482 Views

The Million Dollar Question to What Happens to Floated Birr

It has been an interesting week for the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). It sent out a message to all commercial banks that is consequential, to say the least. It ordered all collateral-based bank loans, even those loans that have been approved before it sent out the message on A...

Aug 14 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50880 Views

The Miltonian Argument to Bring Political Stability

The power of markets to bring people together cannot be underrated. Milton Friedman, famed economist, infamous if one is more left-leaning, once used the pencil to describe how markets bring people together from around the world. He took from an example utilised by Adam Smith on...

Aug 7 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50390 Views

Green Revolution Yet to Come to Ethiopia

No country has ever industrialised while remaining food insecure. There are examples of countries such as India that have jumped from an agriculture-based economy to more service-based, without going through the cycles of industrialisation and de-industrialisation that much of th...

Jul 31 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50231 Views

Housing Predicament Needs Less Gov't

It is the dream of many to own houses. It makes sense. It is one of the few things that make life easier. Primarily, a home is wealth. It can be inherited and is usually a stable keeper of value. Especially in Ethiopia, where property prices appreciate at lightning speed, one can...

Jul 24 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50185 Views

The Survival Guide to Ethiopia's High Inflation

Over the past two decades, there have been two significant economic challenges that have been a headache for policymakers. One is the foreign currency shortage, which famously led Sufian Ahmed, former Finance Minister, to remark that it would not be addressed in his lifetime. Ind...

Jul 18 , 2021      |      By Christian Tesfaye      |      50698 Views


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Crack in the Dam: Where Healing Begins

Agenda | Sep 23,2023

Wheeling and Dealing Amidst Conflicts

Editorial | Sep 23,2023

Seeking Solvency for a Battered Economy in a Sea of Uncertainty


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Editorial

Seeking Solvency for a Battered Economy in a Sea of Uncertainty

Sep 23 , 2023

Ethiopia's contemporary political leaders and the policy wonks under their command ha...

Where Fiscal Prudence Meets Unbridled Optimism in a High-Stake Debt Saga

Sep 16 , 2023

The Ethiopian economic narrative oscillates between pockets of resilience and signifi...

Conflict, Contraction, the Yearning for a New Dawn

Sep 10 , 2023

Earlier this Ethiopian fiscal year, the heralding of a peace deal became synonymous w...

The Ethiopian Exodus: A Silent Crisis in a Roaring Silence

Sep 2 , 2023

An unfolding horror story revealed the human cost of desperate migration in the arid...

Sunday With Eden

Crack in the Dam: Where Healing Begins

I spent most of my last week with the family of my former colleague who passed away...

The Paradox of Birth Tourism

Upon announcing that my my husband and I were expecting our first child, family and friends expressed their concerns about our birth plan. ...

Life Matters

Bait and Switch Strategy

Heading to an unfamiliar destination recently, I ordered service from one of the taxi-hailing companies. I had a chance to discuss several a...

Challenging the Preconceived Notions

The dilemma between modern and traditional treatment has sparked an ongoing debate for many years. Recent...

Agenda

Wheeling and Dealing Amidst Conflicts

Sep 23 , 2023 . By Yasmin Nesre

Amidst the frosty and foggy crack of dawn, Habtam Kassaun made her way to the Lambere...

Uncertainty Clouds Back-to-School Hypes

Sep 16 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE and Yasmin Nesre

The beginning of the school year has become a source of anxiety for parents such as T...

Holiday Market Hangs on a Thread Amidst Inflation, Conflict

Sep 9 , 2023 . By AKSAH ITALO

The gloomy weather on the last Friday of the year barely bothered Alemshet Mulgeta, w...

A Silent Epidemic Strikes Loudly

Sep 2 , 2023 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Talal Hussien, 29, has a full health check-up every six months following the devastating car accident he sustained seven years ago. He has h...

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

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Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

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Commentaries

The Double-Edged Sword of External Debt

The exponential growth of international capital flows, predominantly in the form of d...

A Tragedy Unfolding in the Poorest Countries

The poorest countries are in desperate straits, and the rest of the world is looking...

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...

Fortune news

CONFLICTS DEEPEN TRANSPORT CRISIS

Sep 23 , 2023

In the misty break of dawn, the usually scuttling Lamberet Bus Terminal in Addis Abeba stood comparatively quiet. This terminal serves as a...

SUR Construction's Post-War Reckoning

Sep 23 , 2023 . By AKSAH ITALO

In the wake of a devastating two-year war, SUR Construction Plc, one of Ethiopia's premier contracting fi...

Sudden Halt on Forward Trading Rattles Ethiopia's Commodity Exchange

Sep 23 , 2023 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) executives were taken aback by an unexpected decision from the Sta...

National Bank Raises Creditable Forex Amount for Non Residents

Sep 23 , 2023 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

Ethiopians living abroad for over a year and non-residents of Ethiopian origin can now deposit foreign cu...

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