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Dec 4 , 2022

DBE's 1Q Revenues Exceeds Two Billion Birr

The first quarter of the current fiscal year saw a 33pc increase in revenue for the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE), with its operations generating more than two billion Birr. President of the B...

Dec 4 , 2022

Domestic, International Companies Enter Industrial Parks

An international and two local companies have signed a contract with Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC). The Chinese Long March Electrical Equipment Manufacturing signed to lease a 3,...

Dec 4 , 2022

DigiTruck to Hit the Roads Reaching Nine Cities

A Digitruck under iCog plans to travel to nine cities and towns, such as Adama, Hawassa and Harer, delivering coding and robotics training and raising awareness among the youth. Huawei Technologies is...

Dec 4 , 2022

Standard Bank Testing the Financial Water

Standard Bank showed a strong interest in entering the Ethiopian financial sector with its CEO for African Region, Yinka Sanni, visiting Addis Abeba last week. During his three-day stay, Sanni visited...

Dec 4 , 2022

Internet Forum in the Capital Talks Access, Misinformation

Thousands of delegates from around the world and digital experts from the private sector descended in the capital last week to set out steps for leveraging the power of the Internet while addressing r...

Nov 26 , 2022

BRIDG-EATERIA

They say, "Where there is traffic, there is business." It reflects the colour of Addis Abeba roads and roundabouts. Around Bole, commonly known as the Ring Road, vendors serve tea and snacks underneat...

Nov 26 , 2022

WALKWAY DISPLAY

Pedestrian walkways around Addis Abeba are growing smaller by the day, competing to gain a foothold in the public spaces. The city, which prides itself as Africa's political and diplomatic capital, be...

Nov 26 , 2022

TRAILER HOMES

Retired city buses were once converted to bakery outlets retailing bread supplied by ‘Sheger Bakery' during their twilight zone. The city administration had used Anbessa City buses as its retail sho...

Nov 26 , 2022

Road Accidents Claim Young Lives in the Capital

Young men in their teens and twenties are dying of accidents on the road. The national death toll averages around 5,000 people annually, 80pc account for pedestrians in traffic accidents. Men betwe...

Nov 26 , 2022

Trio Lays Schemes to Insure Farmers by Next Harvest Season

Farmers are on the way to acquiring agricultural insurance, a scheme designed to prepare them for production loss from natural calamities. A discussion has been held between the Ministry of Agricultur...

Nov 26 , 2022

Ministry, Huawei Nurture Techie Women

The Ministry of Education is aggressively working on human resource development in the communications and information technology (ICT) sector, cooperating with private companies to provide practical t...

Nov 26 , 2022

Private Company Joins Fintech Frenzy

A fintech company, SantimPay Financial Institution S.C., finalised preparation to venture into the lucrative mobile money market next week after securing a permit from the National Bank of Ethiopia (N...

Nov 26 , 2022

Abay Bank Coming Up to Contend

Abay Bank shareholders decided to raise the Bank's capital to 12 billion Br in the next five years in response to the central bank's order to reach five billion Br in three years. The third-generation...

Nov 26 , 2022

Ethiopian Engineer Muse in Innovative Continental Contest

An Ethiopian mechanical engineer has been shortlisted for a prestigious award: the 2023 Africa Prize for Engineering Innovation (APEI) Established in 2014, APEI is Africa's biggest prize dedicated...

Nov 26 , 2022

EthSwitch Resounds with Over 329m Br in Revenues

The national switch operator has reported 221 million Br in gross profit, registering a growth of 153pc from last year's performance. Executives EthSwitch S.C., an industry-wide payment clearing house...

Nov 19 , 2022

Ethiopia Generates $502m from Spices, Pulse, Oilseed Exports

Spices, oilseeds and pulse exporters brought a little over half a billion dollars last year, data from the central bank disclosed. The amount represents one-fourth of the total revenues Ethiopia ge...

Columns

Commentaries | Jun 22,2026

The Budget Bill Asks the Most from Citizens with the Least Slack

When Parliament takes up the appropriation bill, federal legislators will receive a docume...

Editorial |

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

For Consumers in Addis Abeba, Even Thrift Becomes Expensive

For Senayit Bekele, the day's rhythm begins at a vegetable stall. The lunchtime crowd spil...

Agenda | Jun 21 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER

AG MESERET MAKES AUDIT MISMATCH HARD TO DEFEND

Federal and regional authorities have spent months urging taxpayers to pay more into the t...

Fortune News | Jun 21 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE