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July 24 , 2022

WEGAGEN BANK Looks Forward to Brave New World of Digital

Fortune: Your bank commemorated its 25th anniversary a few weeks ago. May you take us back, albeit briefly, through the triumphs and tribulations over the years? Aklilu Wubet: The 25th anniversary has allowed us to take stock of our past. For one, founding an institution and reaching a Silver Jub...

August 22 , 2022

All rise: Actions to take now to counter inflation

Inflation has been on the rise in recent years both globally and within Ethiopia, registering an inflation rate of 33.5% in July of 2022 (Central Statistics Agency, 2022). Given the impact of this abrupt increase, businesses must reevaluate their strategy, introduce mitigation plans and streamline business plan process if they wish to retain a profitable position. To help address this concern, Grant Thornton Ethiopia has drawn on the breadth of experience and market knowledge of its network to develop the ‘Essential action plan for managing operations in inflationary times.' The plan comp...


July 4 , 2022

Multichoice Ethiopia, Partners Commit to Battle Against Film Piracy

Multichoice Ethiopia, in collaboration with the Addis Abeba University College of Fine Arts & Design, and the Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority, organised a workshop last week to discuss and shed light on the issue of piracy and the effects it has on the country's fledging film industry. Held at the Sheraton Hotel on June 30, 2022, the "Partners Against Piracy" (PAP) workshop saw the attendance of over 70 film experts, artists, film students, and government officials. Tadios Getachew (PhD), head of the Ale School of Fine Arts & Design, led the discussions along with Beza...


June 15 , 2022

Transforming Customer Journeys

CR2 in partnership with IBS Intelligence This opinion piece looks at: 1. The importance of seamless customer journeys 2. Creating an accurate and an insightful customer map 3. Future-proofing customer journeys 4. Outlook and way forward The importance of seamless customer journeys Continuously evolving landscape, cutting-edge competition, and rising customer expectations have become a rule of thumb to adapt to in almost every industry, including banking and financial services. In an on-demand economy where social and mobile innovations have significantly expanded the range of crucial...

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April 4 , 2022

Can the Ethiopian Coffee Market Rise to the Challenges of Today? An Interview with Legendary Exporter Haileslassie Ambaye

Ethiopia's coffee growers and exporters are continuing to grow and brew some of the best coffees in the world. Even though Ethiopia is famed as the birth place of Arabica coffee, the industry has face...

March 28 , 2022

Pride and Passion

Pride and Passion The Women Driving Leadership and Change in Banking and Payments Today On International Women's Day, we hear from four women leaders in their fields, about their own journeys, th...

March 28 , 2022

ROCKSTONE wins “Best of Africa” award as “Best Sustainable Residential Development” in 2021 for its KEFITA high-rise

KEFITA is an exclusive residential apartment building being developed by prime German real estate developer ROCKSTONE Real Estate. A best-in-class example for a residential development balancing weste...

March 28 , 2022

EU Funded Project Moves to Support the Ease of Doing Business in Ethiopia

March 21, 2021, Addis Ababa Ethiopia – A workshop to present the findings of an assessment and redesign of the network, data center and IT security infrastructure at the Ministry of Revenue was hel...

March 28 , 2022

በአውሮፓ ህብረት ድጋፍ የሚተገበረው ፕሮጀክት በኢትዮጵያ የንግድና ኢንቨስትመንት ከባቢን ለማሻሻል አስተዋፅዖ እያበረከተ ነው፡፡

መጋቢት 12/ 2014 አዲስ አበባ፣ ኢትዮጵያ፡ በአውሮፓ ህብረት እገዛ በኢትዮጵያ የንግድ ስራ አመቺነትን ለ ማ ሳ ለ ጥ እ የ ተ ተ ...

March 21 , 2022

East African Holding S.C. is intent on supporting flagship initiatives geared towards elevating the role of Africa’s private sector

As a key player in the socio-economic transformation of the region and major contenders in securing foreign direct investment (FDI) with an aim of strengthening Ethiopia's economic development agenda...

Ethiopia’s AGOA-EXIT: looking beyond the headlines

The Biden administration has recently announced Ethiopia's suspension from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) along with two other African countries, citing “gross violations of internati...

March 3 , 2022

Refocus Ethiopia’s development strategy on building productive capacities for inclusive growth and development

Mr. Melaku Alebel, Minister of Industry, Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, and Mr. Paul Akiwumi, Director, Division for Africa, LDCs and Special Programmes, United Nations Conference on Tra...

February 14 , 2022

The Bank of the Future

In a time of huge disruption and transformation in the banking sector, the future is there to be claimed by those ready to fully commit to innovation. We hear from the thought leaders, the influencers...

January 31 , 2022

Adopt an Agile Digital Banking Platform Improve Innovation, Create New Value and Increase Profitability

It is no secret that banks face a multi-dimensional juggle of global technology and business and consumer demands that have local trends and needs. Bankers must be aware of the latest worldwide digita...

January 17 , 2022

Digital Wallets The Future of Payments

The onset of COVID-19 has accelerated change in the payments sector that was expected to take years. Guidelines and restrictions to deter the spread of COVID-19 have led to a surge in digital and c...

November 22 , 2021

Africa’s Fintech Transformation

Africa is in the midst of a fintech transformation. Powered by venture capital and boosted by gains in mobile internet, hundreds of start-ups are connecting hundreds of millions of Africans to financi...

October 25 , 2021

The Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Enhanced Participation of Women in Peace and Conflict Resolution in Ethiopia

UN Women Ethiopia Country Office and the Peace and Development Centre welcome submissions of abstracts to be presented at a workshop under the theme The Women, Peace and Security Agenda: Enhanced Part...

September 26 , 2021

Political move towards women in political participation and leadership

Action for Social Development and Environmental Protection Organization (ASDEPO) is an Ethiopian indigenous, non-governmental and non-profit making humanitarian organization established in 2013/14. ...

August 16 , 2021

Digital Wallet Opportunities in MEA

In brief This report discusses the rise of digital wallets and how mobile wallets have successfully targeted the underserved banking population and offers recommendations on how incumbent banks can...

July 5 , 2021

African banking and payment trends

A quick snapshot of banking and payment trends in Africa offers encouraging news for banks on the continent and opportunities for growth. Thanks to Africa's diverse population – and with that a w...


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