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Feb 23 , 2025

Sovereign Fund Reviews Mid-Year Performance of Line Companies, Calls for Strategic Improvements

Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) launched its mid-year performance review for its portfolio companies, displaying mixed results for the first half of the fiscal year. Ethiopian Sugar Industry Gr...

Feb 23 , 2025

Digital Pay Uptake Booms Among SMEs, Visa Study Finds

Over 80pc of surveyed small- and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have started accepting digital payments in the last two years, according to a new Visa report titled, ‘Value of Acceptance: Understan...

Feb 23 , 2025

ILO Tackles Agricultural Wage Gap

The International Labour Organization (ILO) launched the Setting Adequate Wages in Agriculture (SAW-A) Project last week, with support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & D...

Feb 23 , 2025

Marathon Motors Expands EV Lineup, Pushes Charging Partnerships

A pioneer in electric vehicle (EV) assembly, Marathon Motors Engineering, unveiled new models along with warranty and charging services at its plant on the outskirts of Addis Abeba last week. The comp...

Feb 23 , 2025

EIH Sets Stage for Integrated Farming Development

Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) and its subsidiary Ethiopian Agricultural Business Corporation (EABC), and Asset Green have finalized a Shareholders Agreement (SHA) to jointly develop an integrate...

Feb 23 , 2025

Electric Utility Gets New CEO

A leadership change at Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) has been implemented by Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH) with Shiferaw Telila replaced by Getu Geremew as the new CEO. Shiferaw held the role...

Feb 18 , 2025

Regional Development Banks Tie-up for Private Sector Growth

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and Trade Development Bank Group (TDB) signed a 100-million-dollar disbursement for a hybrid capital instrument last week on the sidelines of the A...

Feb 18 , 2025

National Bank Reports Five-Year Low Inflation, Record-High Exports

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), in its six-month snapshot on monetary and external sector developments, reports that inflation has dropped to 15.5pc, the lowest in five years and a 13.9pc decline...

Feb 16 , 2025

Horn Initiative Boosts Regional Development Agenda

A total of 20 projects worth three billion dollars are currently being implemented in Ethiopia under the Horn of Africa Initiative, which held a performance review platform last week. This initiative...

Feb 16 , 2025

Budget Woes Plague Region

The Amhara Regional State's six-month performance review revealed substantial budget shortfalls, achieving only 28.27pc of its targeted revenue. Chief Administrator Arega Kebede reported to the region...

Feb 16 , 2025

Modern Farming Boosted with New Centre of Excellence

The Agricultural Mechanization Centre of Excellence, built in the Qaliti area with collaboration from South Korea was inaugurated last week. The centre was constructed in seven months at a project cos...

Feb 16 , 2025

Ethio telecom Reports Over 40pc Revenue Growth, Faces Decline in Forex, Plans Nationwide Fibre Cable Upgrade

The state-owned telco posted its second-quarter results last week, marking 43pc revenue jump year-on-year. The company recorded 61.9 billion Br in total revenue for the first six months of the 2024/2...

Feb 16 , 2025

New Digital Suite Tackles Digital Payment Limitations

Nib International Bank launched two new digital products, Nib Amber Pay and Nib PayStream, seeking to streamline transactions. The former enables business clients to easily and securely receive paymen...

Feb 10 , 2025

Parliament Overhauls Three Key Sectors

Parliament approved two key proclamations last week seeking to strengthen the justice system and civil registration processes. The first re-establishes the Federal Justice & Legal Institute under...

CBE Hits Deposits Record

The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) achieved a record 303 billion Br in deposits in the first seven months of the budget year—the largest deposit amount in the Bank's history. Total deposits now s...

Feb 10 , 2025

Revenue Bureau Cracks Down on Alleged Tax Evaders

Addis Abeba Revenue Bureau introduced a debt tracking system that would trace tax evaders. As a result, five vehicles were seized and sold to recover tax debts, generating 10.9 million Br. Currentl...

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Commentaries | Jul 18,2026

Millions Looking for Work. Companies Cannot Find Many to Hire. A Paradox?

Pressed in Parliament on jobs and household incomes, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) offer...

Editorial | Jul 18 , 2026

EL NINO MEETS A REGION EMPTIED BY WAR

Weldu Yiheysh, a farmer in Shibta District of Enderta Wereda in the Southeast Zone, was st...

Featured | Jul 19 , 2026 . By GEBRU KAHSAY and WORKINEH DIRIBSA

A Sack of Cement, with the Chain No One Can See

In the Jemo area of Addis Abeba, Fikremariam Wondimu no longer trades cement so much as ga...

Agenda | Jul 19 , 2026 . By FITSUM TADESSE

Adverse Opinions Pile Up as Addis Abeba’s Budget Hits a Record

Bureaus, agencies and institutions under the Addis Abeba City Administration are sitting o...

Fortune News | Jul 19 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

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