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Oct 30 , 2021

First Quarter Coffee Exports Generate $327m

Coffee exports generated close to 330 million dollars over the first quarter of the fiscal year. The figure is 77pc higher than revenues from the same period last year. A total of 86,300tn of the c...

Oct 30 , 2021

Central Bank Exempts Petroleum Suppliers from Loan Freeze

Regulators at the central bank have exempted petroleum suppliers from the freeze on collateralised loans imposed in August 2021. The exemption comes following an appeal from the Ethiopian Petroleum...

Oct 30 , 2021

Revenues Ministry Collects 70b Br in First Quarter

The Ministry of Revenues collected over 70 billion Br in taxes and duties over the first three months of the fiscal year. The figure is 10.6pc higher than what was collected over the same period last...

Oct 30 , 2021

Authority Prohibits Foreign Radio Streams on Local FMs

The Ethiopian Media Authority has barred local FM radio stations from streaming of foreign radio programmes. Some FM radio stations routinely engage in streaming radio programmes from foreign stati...

Oct 30 , 2021

Donkey Abattoir Earns $190,000 from Exports

Rhong Chang, a donkey slaughterhouse operating in Assela Town, Oromia Regional State, has earned 190,000 dollars from the export of donkey meat to markets in East Asia over the past two months. The...

Oct 30 , 2021

Pioneer Mortgage Bank Opens its Doors

Goh Betoch has officially begun providing services as the country's first private mortgage bank. Established with over 6,600 shareholders, Goh received a banking license after it collected a paid-u...

Oct 23 , 2021

GONE FISHIN'

A fisherman trying his luck out on the shores of Lake Hawassa. He arrived early in the morning, hoping to catch enough fish to take to one of the city's popular fish markets. His hommeade fishing rod...

Oct 23 , 2021

BLOCKED

This sidewalk near Mexico Square is swarming with vendors selling everything from clothing to produce and spices. The roadside business is a real hassle for pedestrians, who are forced to push their w...

Oct 23 , 2021

AFRICAN WEEK

Last week was the African Union's designated Culture Week. An exhibition at the Skylight Hotel on Africa Avenue hosted a slew of vendors from all over the continent, who showed up hoping to sell their...

Oct 23 , 2021

Cabinet Provides 310 million Br in Subsidies to Sheger Bakery

The Addis Abeba City cabinet has approved 310 million Br in subsidies to Sheger Bread Factory. Constructed in partnership with MIDROC Investment Group's Horizon Plantation, the Factory has been str...

Oct 23 , 2021

Private Sector to Join COVID-19 Vaccination Campaign

The private sector is gearing up to offer COVID-19 jabs to the general public, six months after the government kicked off its vaccination campaign. Medtech Ethiopia, a pharmaceutical importer and d...

Oct 23 , 2021

Bole Lemi, Dire Dawa Industrial Parks Welcome Investors

Elauto Engineering and Trade Plc, a vehicle assembler, and Dimitrius Kampouris Plc, a textile manufacturer from Greece, have signed agreements with the Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC)...

Oct 23 , 2021

Election Board Announces Schedule for Benishangul Elections

The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) has announced polling in Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State is to be held on December 30, 2021. The Regional State, which has nine parliamentary seats and...

Oct 23 , 2021

Somali's Council Re-elects Mustafa Mohammed President

The Somali Regional Council, established last week, has elected Mustafa Mohammed as its chief administrator. Mustafa has been serving as administrator of the region for the past three years. He was ap...

Oct 23 , 2021

Ministry Begins Issuing Permits to Cross-Border Freighters

The Ministry of Transport & Logistics has begun providing permits to cross-border freight operators. The mandate was previously handled by the Federal Transport Authority (FTA), which is one of do...

Oct 23 , 2021

Authority Approves Private Electricity Generation Directive

The Ethiopian Energy Authority has approved a directive that would allow the production of electricity for private consumption. The directive requires interested applicants to submit a land lease,...

Columns

Commentaries | Jun 22,2026

The Budget Bill Asks the Most from Citizens with the Least Slack

When Parliament takes up the appropriation bill, federal legislators will receive a docume...

Editorial | Jun 20 , 2026

Addis Abeba Pours a New Story in Every Cup, Where Tradition Meets Global Influence

Customers settle into a carefully curated space of dark wood, black accents, muted green f...

Featured | May 31 , 2026 . By HELINA HADGU

For Consumers in Addis Abeba, Even Thrift Becomes Expensive

For Senayit Bekele, the day's rhythm begins at a vegetable stall. The lunchtime crowd spil...

Agenda | Jun 21 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

AG MESERET MAKES AUDIT MISMATCH HARD TO DEFEND

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Fortune News | Jun 21 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE