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Dec 11 , 2021

Authority Notifies CSOs to Register Assets

The Ethiopian Authority for Civil Society Organisations has compelled all civil society organisations (CSOs) to register their properties by the beginning of January 2022. The organisations are exp...

Dec 11 , 2021

First Quarter External Loan Disbursement Dwindles

The government received 137 million dollars in external loans over the first quarter of the fiscal year, down 37pc compared to the same period last year. The figure is also half of what was disbursed...

Dec 11 , 2021

EEP to Build €60m Power Centres

The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has signed an agreement with two companies based in France and China to build national power control centres at a total cost of 60 million euros. The agreement co...

Dec 4 , 2021

SCAFFOLDING LINE

As important as the construction industry is to the country's economy, it also showcases the risks some workers have to take to put food on the table. A construction site near Sheraton Addis is a case...

Dec 4 , 2021

SOURCING FASHION

State Minister Shisema Gebreselassie cut the ribbon for the launch of the Africa Sourcing and Fashion Week on its 2021 edition at the Skylight Hotel on December 3, 2021. An exhibition that would b...

Dec 4 , 2021

WOODEN BRIDGE

There is never as much pain during the life of a street than its transition time to an asphalt road. One such street is this one in Qera, where a large dugout is yet to be filled. In the meanwhile, a...

Dec 4 , 2021

Jab Campaign Doubles COVID-19 Vax Rates

Healthcare professionals have administered over six million doses of COVID-19 vaccinations since the Ministry of Health kicked off a campaign in mid-November, 2021. A total of 9.9 million doses have t...

Dec 4 , 2021

Agency Recommences Loan Authentication Services

The Federal Document Authentication and Registration Agency (DARA) has commenced loan authentication services following the reinstatement of collateralized loans from commercial banks last week. Th...

Dec 4 , 2021

CBE Crowdfunding Service Collects $3m

A crowdfunding application developed by the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and Chapa, a fintech company, has managed to collect three million dollars within a few weeks of operation. The applica...

Dec 4 , 2021

Ethiopian, IDC Launch Zambia Airways

Zambia Airways conducted its maiden flight last week after being re-established as a joint venture between Ethiopian Airlines and the Industrial Development Corporation Limited (IDC), a Zambian state...

Dec 4 , 2021

November Export Revenues Hit $312m

The country generated 311.5 million dollars from exports last month, according to the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration. The figure is less than 87pc of the Ministry's target for the per...

Dec 4 , 2021

CBE Ramps Up Digital Presence, Eyes Hospitality Industry

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) has partnered with a local fintech company to launch a series of e-commerce platforms for booking and payments in the hospitality industry, a collaboration that p...

Dec 4 , 2021

Nib Replaces Core Banking System

Nib Bank has changed its core banking system to one dubbed "T24 Version 2020" supplied by Temenos Transact, a banking solutions provider based in Switzerland. The Bank is replacing an older version of...

Nov 28 , 2021

Displaced Number 1.7m in Amhara, Afar Regions

Over 1.76 million people have been displaced in the Amhara and Afar regional states as a result of the ongoing armed conflict, according to the Government Communications Service. The figure stands...

Nov 28 , 2021

South West Region Appoints Founding Head

The newly-formed South Western regional council has elected Negash Wagesho (PhD) as deputy head of the country's newest regional state. Negash Wagesho has served as a state minister for Water‚ Ir...

Nov 27 , 2021

HOME TO SCHOOL

Representatives of Huawei speak during the lunch of a project, "Technology-enabled Open Schools for All," on which it is collaborating with UNESCO at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on November 25, 2021. The...

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