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Jun 20 , 2020

Council Gives Green Light to Digital Strategy

The Council of Ministers has given a green light to the Ethiopian Digital Strategy that was crafted to direct the economy of the country toward tech-led growth. Drafted by the Ministry of Innovatio...

Jun 20 , 2020

Ethiopia, World Bank Ink $250m Finance Deal

The International Development Association (IDA), the World Bank's lending wing that provides lower interest rates, and Ethiopia have signed a 250-million-dollar loan and grant agreement. The agreem...

Jun 20 , 2020

Council Approves 52 Standards

The Ethiopian National Standardisation Council has approved 52 standards brought forward by the Ethiopian Standards Agency (ESA). Of the total, 31 of the standards are new, four of them are revisio...

Jun 20 , 2020

Meat, Dairy Export Generates $68m

The export of meat and milk products generated 68.3 million dollars during the past 11 months of the current fiscal year, according to a report from the Ministry of Trade & Industry. During the...

Jun 20 , 2020

Ministry Takes Transportation Payment Online

The Ministry of Transport has started an internet-based transportation payment service to combat the transmission of Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) within the community. The Ministry officially launc...

Jun 20 , 2020

Nisir Microfinance Donates Thermometers

Nisir Microfinance Institution S.C., which serves close to 7,000 clients in the country, has donated temperature gauging thermometers to the Ministry of Health for its efforts against the Novel Corona...

Jun 20 , 2020

EU Responds to COVID-19 with 19b Br

With joined arms, the member states of the European Union have mobilised 19 billion Br to support the fight against the health crisis and the social protection system needs necessitated by the Novel C...

Jun 14 , 2020

STREET GREENING

Part of the greening of the streets of Addis Abeba, flower vases have been fixed to the poles of street lights close to the National Palace in Arat Kilo. The government began its Green Legacy challeng...

Jun 14 , 2020

STREET GREENGROCER

Not all fruits are bought at greengrocers or supermarkets in Ethiopia. A cheaper alternative are streets vendors who usually sell fruits that are in demand seasonally. They are sometimes so convenient...

Jun 14 , 2020

HEALTHY QUEUE

Police officers maintain order on a queue in line with the social distancing advice of health professionals at the Lancha station of the Addis Abeba Light Rail. On the platform are lines that can be u...

Jun 14 , 2020

Mastercard Backs Small Businesses to Repurpose PPE

Mastercard Foundation has committed 3.2 million dollars for 11 Ethiopian small and medium enterprises to repurpose their production lines. As part of the COVID-19 Recovery & Resilience Programm...

Jun 14 , 2020

Ministry Projects 8.5pc Growth in GDP Next Year

The Ministry of Finance has projected that Ethiopia's economy will grow by 8.5pc in the next fiscal year. Ahmed Shide, the minister of Finance, explained to the members of parliament that the growt...

Jun 14 , 2020

Lawmakers Give Green Light to Privatisation Bill

A privatisation bill, which will buffer the privatisation process of state-owned enterprises, was legislated by lawmakers last week. It was approved with 16 against and three votes abstaining durin...

Jun 14 , 2020

UN-ECA Goes Through Sensitisation

The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UN-ECA) is in a total shutdown and is undergoing a sanitation process of its entire compound after an employee was tested positive for the Novel Coro...

Jun 14 , 2020

Upper, Lower Chambers Defer Census for Fourth Time

The fourth national census has been postponed for the third time indefinitely due to the impact of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. It was postponed during a joint session of the parliament...

Jun 14 , 2020

Local Firm Sets up Data Centre for SMEs

Ebiz Online Solutions Plc, in collaboration with the Addis Abeba Jobs Creation & Enterprise Development Bureau, has set up an information centre for micro- and small enterprises. The data centr...

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Commentaries | Jul 04,2026

The New Gold Standard Comes with a Warning Label

In the goldfields of the Benishangul-Gumuz Regional State, Ethiopia's balance-of-payments...

Editorial | Jul 4 , 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

A City Between the Market and the Rules

July has arrived with the heaviest rains of the winter, dark clouds and mist blanketing Ad...

Agenda | Jul 4 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE and FITSUM TADESSE

ADDIS ABEBA WAITS ON A RENT CEILING

Addis Abeba's renters and property owners are waiting on a city government decision that w...

Fortune News | Jul 4 , 2026