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May 28 , 2022

Flower Farms Push Horticultural Exports to $500m

The export of horticultural products brought in half a billion dollars over the first three quarters of the financial year. It represents a 15pc growth from revenues over the same period last year...

May 28 , 2022

Central Bank Nods to Telebirr Credit Services

Regulators at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) have given the go-ahead to Ethio telecom to launch a proposed micro-loan and credit scheme through its Telebirr mobile money platform. The state-ow...

May 28 , 2022

Injera Exports Reach New Heights

The export of injera brought in 36 million dollars over the first three quarters of the financial year. It is nearly half of the 81 million dollars generated from food and beverage exports over the...

May 28 , 2022

Taxi-Hailing Veteran Banks on Mobile Money

A taxi hailing industry leader has partnered with state-owned Ethio telecom to avail clients a new payment option. Ride's passengers can now use the telecom operator's Telebirr mobile money platfor...

May 28 , 2022

Hundreds of Khat Exporters See Licenses Revoked

Officials at the Ministry of Trade & Regional Integration have revoked the licenses of 830 khat exporters. They claim they took the measure following an assessment that uncovered illicit tradin...

May 28 , 2022

Pandemic Pushes 55m Africans into Poverty; Ethiopia, Nigeria Top List: UN

The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed an estimated 55 million Africans into poverty, with Ethiopia and Nigeria the major sources for the "new poor" created over the past two years, according to the annual...

May 21 , 2022

Leather Industry Struggles to Meet Expectations

The struggling leather industry managed a little over 33 million dollars in export earnings over the first 10 months of the financial year. It is less than half of officials' aspirations to generat...

May 21 , 2022

Corporation Calls on Suppliers for 200,000tn Sugar Procurement

Executives of the Ethiopian Sugar Corporation have taken steps to procure 200,000tn of sugar from international suppliers. The Corporation had invited shortlisted companies to submit offers, after...

May 21 , 2022

TAGGED

Youth in the National Theatre area are waiting for the bus to start moving. They have found a handle to grab and accelerate them ones its starts moving as they ride their skateboard. Although skateboa...

May 21 , 2022

AD TRAIN

The Addis Abeba Light Rail has got a new look. The cars are now draped with ads for various companies, giving them an aesthetic look compared to their usual light coloured tone. It is an alternative s...

May 21 , 2022

TELE BILL

Firehiwot Tamiru (centre), CEO of Ethio telecom, and Shumete Gizaw (Phd) (left), head of the Information Network Security Agency (INSA), laugh boisterously during the signing ceremony to launch water...

May 21 , 2022

Ethiopia's Internal Displacement Tops Global List: Report Reveals

Ethiopia recorded the highest number of internally displaced people (IDPs) of any country in 2021, according to a report published by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. The armed conflict...

May 21 , 2022

Launches Water Payment Services in Major Towns

Residents of seven regional towns now have the option to settle their water utility payments through Ethio telecom's Telebirr mobile money platform. The state-owned operator has availed the service...

May 21 , 2022

Discrepancies Force Health Ministry to Cancel $30m Bid

The Ministry of Health has cut short a 30 million dollar tender for the procurement of mosquito nets following allegations of discrepancies in the integrity of the bidding process. Floated through...

May 21 , 2022

Wealth Fund Gains Access to International Forum

Ethiopian Investment Holdings has been approved as an associate member of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds, a global network of sovereign wealth funds from over 40 countries. It in...

May 21 , 2022

Financial Institutions to Lease Data Centres from State Telco

Four financial institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding with the state-owned Ethio telecom to lease space at its data centre in the Gola area of Addis Abeba. Zemen Bank, the fully-fle...

Columns

Commentaries | Jun 27,2026

The Rent Law Protects No One Well. Time to Rewrite It.

The federal legislative house rushed through one of the country's most contentious housing...

Editorial | Jun 27 , 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

Soaring Fares Strand Families on Highways

At the sprawling Lamberet Long-Distance Bus Station near Asmara Road, the usual din of eng...

Agenda | Jun 27 , 2026 . By MASTEWAL ZEMENE

Electric Cars Boom Tests Insurers' Petrol-Era Rulebook

A year after federal transport authorities restricted fossil-fuelled vehicles to clear the...

Fortune News | Jun 27 , 2026 . By BEZAWIT HULUAGER