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Jan 19 , 2025

Corridor Develops with Parking, Recklessness Concerns, Research Finds

Research involving 400 respondents across four first-round corridor development routes revealed major challenges to the initiative. The study, conducted by Shaka Analytics and ETC Institute in coll...

Jan 19 , 2025

Digitalisation Spreads to the Court System

Ethio telecom and the Amhara Regional State Supreme Court have agreed to implement a Smart Court project in Bahir Dar to modernize court operations using digital technology. This agreement includes bu...

Jan 19 , 2025

Awash Insurance Taps M-PESA for Digital Payment Solutions

Safaricom M-PESA has entered a strategic partnership with Awash Insurance to integrate its services into the M-PESA payment platform. This collaboration would present customers with secure, efficient...

Jan 19 , 2025

Convergence Initiative Seeks to Integrate Climate Action into Food Systems

Authorities are pursuing the integration of climate action into food systems and nutrition strategies through a national workshop held last week at Skylight Hotel on Africa Ave. The workshop gathered...

Jan 19 , 2025

Parliament Enacts Sweeping Property Tax, Dividing Lawmakers Over Fairness, Economic Impact

Federal legislators passed a landmark property tax law last week, granting regional states and municipal authorities new powers to levy taxes on land-use rights and housing. The bill, with four votes...

Jan 19 , 2025

Council of Ministers Dissolves PEHA

The Council of Ministers approved a regulation that dissolves the Public Enterprises Holding & Administration (PEHA) which managed several state-owned enterprises (SOEs) for over two decades. T...

Jan 12 , 2025

Authority Enacts EV Charging Stations Directive

A new directive setting technical standards, licensing requirements, and safety measures for electric vehicle (EV) charging stations has been approved. Created by the Petroleum & Energy Authority...

Jan 12 , 2025

Fuel Prices Surge Following Subsidy Withdrawal

The Council of Ministers has authorised monthly reviews and adjustments to retail fuel prices, leading to a price hike on January 7. The increase affects gasoline, kerosene, white diesel, light bl...

Jan 12 , 2025

Wegagen Bank Expands into Diaspora Real Estate Market

Wegagen Bank has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Deluxe Properties to support diaspora communities in purchasing homes. The agreement was signed at Wegagen Bank's headquarters last wee...

Jan 12 , 2025

Parliament Tightens the Screws on Petroleum Distributors

Federal legislators passed today a sweeping bill tightening licensing requirements for distributors of petroleum products and imposing stiffer penalties on violators. The authors' of the bill beli...

Jan 12 , 2025

Dashen Bank Launches New Digital Banking App

Dashen Bank has introduced a new digital banking app that sets a new standard for convenience. The app combines all aspects of personal and commercial banking into one user-friendly platform. It offer...

Jan 12 , 2025

GERD Faces 80bn Br Funding Gap, Nears Completion

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), a 5,150MW hydropower project, requires an additional 80 billion Br, one-third of its 2024 revised cost of 240 billion Br. The dam has reached 97.6pc complet...

Jan 12 , 2025

Parliament Approves Asset Recovery Law

Parliament has passed the Asset Recovery Proclamation with three votes against and four abstentions. The law grants the government extensive powers to trace, investigate, and confiscate assets obtaine...

Jan 4 , 2025

Tech Expo to Spotlight Digital Future, Emerging Technologies

An expo set on capitalizing on Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)—Future Tech Addis Expo 2025—is set to take place at Skylight Hotel in February. Organized by RCNDC Consultancy in partnership with...

Jan 4 , 2025

Ministry Leads New Climate Reporting System

The Ministry of Planning & Development launched an integrated system for measuring, reporting, and verifying greenhouse gas emissions, as well as monitoring and evaluating climate change implement...

Jan 4 , 2025

Haile Hospitality Expands with New Jimma Resort

Haile Resort Jimma, the tenth destination in the 15-year-old Haile Hospitality Group, was inaugurated last week at a cost of 1.7 billion Br, with financing sourced internally. Located 350km southwest...

Columns

Commentaries | Apr 13, 2025

Officials Bank on Student Service to Patch a Fractured Country

The federal government will soon require one year of national service from university stud...

Editorial | Apr 13 , 2025

When the Lift Lets Users Down

Key Takeaways: Human stories, like Hiwot's and Mekdes', reveal dire safety lapses i...

Featured | Apr 6 , 2025 . By YITBAREK GETACHEW

Trenches of Tax Turmoil

Key Takeaways: Merkato's bustling trade shows signs of a slowdown, manifesting deep...

Agenda | Apr 13 , 2025 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

MERCATO TAXED TO SILENCE

Some parts of Merkato have fallen uncharacteristically silent, contrary to its typical bus...

Fortune News | Apr 13 , 2025