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Apr 2 , 2022

Central Bank Ups Minimum Threshold Price for Flower Exports

Regulators at the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) have increased the minimum price threshold for fresh-cut flowers destined for export. The changes add a few cents to the minimum prices the central...

Apr 2 , 2022

Elsabi Readies to Join Microfinance Scene

The microfinance industry is set to welcome a new addition following the announcement that Elsabi Microfinance Institution is under formation after raising 26 million Br in equity from shareholders. ...

Apr 2 , 2022

Kombolcha Park Registers $3m in Export Earnings

Kombolcha Industrial Park generated more than three million dollars from exports since tenants there resumed operations earlier this year following stagnancy due to the militarised conflict in the cou...

Apr 2 , 2022

Cement Prices Climb to 1,000 Br a Quintal

Retail prices for a quintal of cement have jumped by a third to close to 1,000 Br in recent weeks. The development is fuel to the fire for contractors, who have been in an uproar over the skyrocketing...

Apr 2 , 2022

IRC Beefs Up Drought Response, Warns 25m at Risk of 'Extreme Hunger'

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has pledged a further five million dollars to bolster drought response efforts in East Africa. The humanitarian organisation warns that gaps in funding could l...

Mar 26 , 2022

NEW ENVIRONMENT

For this road in Qera, there is a lot of activity. Stones unearthed are piled on high right next to the dugout as construction takes place. But passersby have adapted to the change in their environmen...

Mar 26 , 2022

SLICE ON THE ROAD

A fruit vendor sells pineapples in the middle of the road near Bole International Airport. His choice of location is interesting, given relatively low foot traffic, not to mention being near a street...

Mar 26 , 2022

UNITED SPONSORSHIP

Adama City Football Club and United Beverage signed a sponsorship agreement for the next half a decade at Best Western Hotel on March 25, 2022, unveiling the designs of a new jersey. It bears the titl...

Mar 26 , 2022

Ethio Lease Transfers 5m Br Microscopes to WGGA Eye Centre

Ethio Lease, the country's first privately-held equipment leasing company, has transferred the ownership of high-tech ophthalmic surgical microscopes worth over five million Birr to WGGA Eye Center. ...

Mar 26 , 2022

Energy Authority Inaugurates Move to Digital

The Petroleum & Energy Authority has launched an online platform to provide a range of services. Developed by the Ministry of Innovation & Technology, the platform enables users digital access...

Mar 26 , 2022

COVID-19 Infection, Death Rates Fall to Lowest Levels Since Onset

Data from the Ministry of Health reveals that COVID-19 infection rates have dropped to the lowest levels since the pandemic's early days in 2020. Less than 900 people have tested positive for the v...

Mar 26 , 2022

Council Approves Establishment Structure for 11 Institutions

The Council of Ministers approved a regulation to cement the establishment of 11 government institutions during a regular session last week. Among the bodies to be founded are the Ethiopian Technol...

Mar 26 , 2022

Ethio telecom Introduces Alternate WiFi Service

The state-owned Ethio telecom has introduced a 4G wireless broadband internet service dubbed "WTTX". It enables the use of 4G-enabled SIM cards. The new product, supplied by Chinese tach giant Huaw...

Mar 26 , 2022

Plastic, Rubber Manufacturers Plead for Respite

The Ethiopian Plastic & Rubber Manufacturers Association has requested access to foreign currency to import raw materials. The lobby group held a press conference late last week. Foreign curren...

Mar 26 , 2022

Public Enterprises Lag Behind in Domestic Debt Repayment

State-owned enterprises (SOEs) under the Public Enterprises Holding & Administration Agency repaid 96.3 million Br in domestic debts over the first half of the financial year. However, the figure...

Mar 26 , 2022

Awash Bank Inks Deal with National ID Office

The National ID Office signed a memorandum of understanding with Awash Bank last week in a bid to expand its reach through the latter's client base. Under the purview of the Office of the Prime Min...

Columns

Commentaries | Jun 06,2026

The Elections Offered Order at the Centre, Silence at the Edges

For a political veteran as controversial as Getachew Reda, last week's national elections...

Editorial | Jun 6 , 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

THE GOLD RUSH RUNS OUT OF FUEL

Zenebe Girja used to sit close to the centre of the formal gold trade, where sacks of raw...

Agenda | Jun 7 , 2026 . By MASTEWAL ZEMENE

National Census Delay Opens a New Fight Over Who Controls the Facts

The long-delayed census has returned to Parliament not as a counting exercise, but as a fi...

Fortune News | Jun 7 , 2026 . By NAHOM AYELE