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Feb 17 , 2024

Digital Fuel Transactions Soar Amid Subsidy Drop

Nationwide digital fuel transactions have exceeded the 155.4 billion Br mark, as the Ethiopian Petroleum & Energy Authority released a half-year report last week. Consistent reductions in fuel sub...

Feb 17 , 2024

Microfinance Turned Bank Embarks on Securities Exchange Investment

Siinqee Bank has taken a significant step towards the realisation of the inaugural securities exchange by making a 50 million Br equity investment in the Ethiopian Securities Exchange (ESX). The agree...

Feb 17 , 2024

Leading Private Bank Avails Virtual Pre-paid International Cards

One of Ethiopia's leading private financial institutions Awash Bank has joined forces with the US-based technology giant Mastercard to unveil a virtual pre-paid international card. Dubbed "Awash Pre-p...

Feb 17 , 2024

Abiy Calls for Continental Economic Transformation

Calling for a shift away from aid dependency, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) addressed Africa's progress and challenges, emphasising the impact of geopolitical dynamics, economic hurdles, climate cha...

Feb 10 , 2024

USAID Launches $70m Fight Against Malnutrition

A 70 million-dollar project to fight against malnutrition in Ethiopia was launched by the US Agency for International Development (USAID) last week. Dubbed "Feed the Future", the project will be im...

Feb 10 , 2024

Sudanese Energy Company to Resume Ethiopian Supply

Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise(EPSE) and Nile Petroleum Corporation signed a Memorandum of Understanding to resume the supply of Liquefied Petroleum Gas(LPG) at the Hilton Hotel on Menelik II A...

Feb 10 , 2024

Finance Ministry Signals Energy Reforms

Unmet energy demand prompted discussion on the necessary structural and regulatory reforms for improved access between the World Bank and representatives of the Ethiopian government last week. Mini...

Feb 10 , 2024

Coffee Rescue Mission Calls on EU Assistance

Modalities to minimize the impact of the European Union Deforestation Regulation(EUDR) on smallholder coffee farms were discussed by senior government officials and EU representatives representatives...

Feb 10 , 2024

Authority Dissolves Hundreds of Civil Societies

The Authority for Civil Society Organizations (ACSO) dissolved 477 civil society organizations last week for failing to report for over two years. Despite successive appeals by the Authority, the o...

Feb 3 , 2024

Electric Grid Renovation Underway in Tigray

The electric distribution grid in war-devasted Tigray Regional State is receiving a 1.7 billion Br renovation by the Ethiopian Electric Utility. Slated for completion after six months, the project...

Feb 3 , 2024

Ministry Inks a $28m Deal to Boost Textile Industry

A 28-million-dollar project to advance the textile and garments industry was signed between the Ministry of Finance and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) last week. The pr...

Feb 3 , 2024

Housing Corporation Offers Units for Auction

The Addis Abeba Housing Development Corporation opened an auction to the public for the purchase of 3,452 housing units and 306 shops last week. Revenues from the sale will be used to finance the c...

Feb 3 , 2024

Central Bank Poised to Introduce QR Standards

The National Bank of Ethiopia began discussions with stakeholders last week on the pending implementation of a national Quick Response(QR) code standard for digital payment transactions. Chaired by...

Jan 27 , 2024

Rehab Commission, Addis Chamber Join Forces for DDR Project

In a bid to garner support from the private sector for the disarmament, demobilisation and reintegration (DDR) project, the National Rehabilitation Commission (NRC) partnered with the Addis Abeba Cham...

Jan 27 , 2024

Fed Launches €2 million Project for Job Creation

A 10 million euro loan and two million euro grant to finance a skill park for fashion and design in Addis Abeba and an enterprise incubator hub in Jimma town, Oromia Regional State was lauched. Financ...

Jan 27 , 2024

Mismatched Skills Plague the Labor Force

In a bid to address the pervasive skill and labour mismatch, the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce & Sectorial Association organised a national public-private dialogue forum last week, focusing on imp...


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