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Mar 6 , 2021

INFRASTRUCTURE FAIL

Lack of infrastructure is one of the most frequent complaints of businesses attempting to operate in Ethiopia, not to mention people living in it. But what little infrastructure there is can be dilapi...

Mar 6 , 2021

SHERATON SHOP

The sign points the way to the Sheraton Addis Hotel on Taytu Street. But it is also being used as support for the plastic sheet being used to serve as shade for a makeshift coffee shop. It almost look...

Mar 6 , 2021

Ministry Raises Jet Fuel Retail Price

The Ministry of Trade & Industry has revised the retail price of jet fuel by 3.53 Br a litre to 38.65 Br effective from March 6, 2021. The price was also revised on January 1, 2021 and has show...

Mar 6 , 2021

Commission to Aid 10,000 SMEs

The Jobs Creation Commission has set up a rescue fund to aid 10,000 selected small and medium enterprises across the country. The 4.5-million-dollar fund came from the United Nations Development Progr...

Mar 6 , 2021

Industrial Park to Set Foot in Nekemte

The Oromia Industrial Parks Development Corporation inked a deal with Walabu Construction S.C. for the construction of a 7.8-billion-Br agro-industrial park in Nekemte Town, Oromia Regional State. The...

Mar 6 , 2021

Crowdfunding, Remittance App Goes Live

A locally developed crowdfunding and remittance application dubbed Cash Go was launched last week. The easy-to-use application is compatible with both Android and IOS devices. The application's rem...

Mar 6 , 2021

NBE Extends Birr Changeover Deadline in Tigray

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has extended the window to exchange old banknotes for new ones in Tigray Regional State until March 19, 2021. People who are still holding the old notes will have t...

Mar 6 , 2021

Red Cross Donates 27m Br to COVID-19 Relief

The Ethiopian Red Cross Society donated supplies worth over 26.7 million Br to the ministries of Health and Education as part of its effort in fighting off the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of He...

Mar 6 , 2021

Board Completes Candidate Registration in Capital

The National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) completed candidate registration in Addis Abeba and Dire Dawa administrations and the Harari, Gambela, and Benishangul-Gumuz regional states. However, i...

Mar 6 , 2021

Postal Enterprise Amasses 230m Br in Six-Month Period

The Ethiopian Postal Service Enterprise, which has been operating for the last 127 years, has generated more than 230 million Br over the first half of this fiscal year. The figure is 91.2pc of the ta...

Feb 27 , 2021

FORWARDER, AGENTS CHALLENGES

Elizabeth Getahun, president of the Ethiopian Freight Forwarders & Shipping Agents Association, speaks at a panel discussion on challenges and opportunities for Ethiopian businesses at the Skyligh...

Feb 27 , 2021

WEDDING STUNTS

Sometimes, even taping a wedding ceremony could be a death-defying stunt. Peaking through the window of a minibus, a cameraman shoots a wedding procession as a Mercedes-Benz carrying the groom and bri...

Feb 27 , 2021

VALUE IN DEBRIS

Mesqel Square is seeing a 2.5 billion Br rehabilitation and parking lot construction project. This has meant that a great deal of debris can be found in the area, which some people forage through look...

Feb 27 , 2021

Japan Backs Primary School Expansion

A primary school expansion project, built with 100,000 dollars in support from Japan, was inaugurated in Gunchire, Gurage Zone in the Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples' Regional State. The...

Feb 27 , 2021

Nestlé Introduces Cerelac Brand

Nestlé, the global food and beverages company, has introduced its Cerelac baby food brand to the Ethiopian market. The products are now available in two flavours: Cerelac Wheat and Cerelac Banana, bo...

Feb 27 , 2021

World Vision Backs Sidama, Southern Regional States

World Vision Ethiopia has pledged 1.2 billion Br in support to Sidama and the Southern Nations, Nationalities & Peoples' regional states for clean water supply, education, environmental protection...


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