Print Version of Vol 20 no 1025
Jul 12 , 2025
Political leaders and their policy advisors often promise great leaps forward, yet th...
Jul 5 , 2025
Six years ago, Ethiopia was the darling of international liberal commentators. A year...
Jun 28 , 2025
Meseret Damtie, the assertive auditor general, has never been shy about naming names...
Jun 21 , 2025
A well-worn adage says, “Budget is not destiny, but it is direction.” Examining t...
Jul 13 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW
The Addis Abeba City Revenue Bureau has introduced a new directive set to reshape how...
Jul 13 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER
Addis Abeba has approved a record 350 billion Br budget for the 2025/26 fiscal year,...
Jul 13 , 2025 . By RUTH BERHANU
The Addis Abeba Revenue Bureau has scrapped a value-added tax (VAT) on unprocessed ve...
Jul 13 , 2025 . By NAHOM AYELE
Federal lawmakers have finally brought closure to a protracted and contentious tax de...
Jul 13 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER
The sweet-sour scent of "tella" still lingered in the cramped compound off Tunisia St...
Jul 6 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW and NAHOM AYELE
The late-morning sun cuts through Addis Abeba's usual haze and lands on Haile Garment, an industrious poc...
Jun 29 , 2025 . By RUTH BERHANU
Late June in Addis Abeba brings its first curtain of rain, a grey veil that slows the minibuses and muffl...
Jun 21 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER and AMANUEL BEKELE
Around 5:00pm, a time when most civil servants spill out of office towers and scramble for rides home, Me...