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the highest lending rate recorded in the third quarter of the past fiscal year, according to the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE). The lowest was seven percent, making for an average of 14.25pc.

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

October 6 , 2021

Parliament Approves New Cabinet, Incorporates Opposition Leaders Lawmakers have approved today the nominations of 22 ministers, including three opposition leaders. Two MPs have voted against, while 12 abstained...

2020 in Posterity

January 5 , 2021

TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

September 9 , 2020

IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

December 14 , 2019

PM Abiy Ahmed (PhD) at a Gala Dinner Called for the Awarding of the Félix Houphouët-Boigny Peace Prize

May 6 , 2019

Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

April 26 , 2019

Editorial

The Local Elections Everybody Forgets About

June 25 , 2022

It is not the best of times to be in charge of governance in Ethiopia, whether at the...

Central Bank Shoots Itself in the Feet. Again!

June 18 , 2022

Some of Ethiopia's economic policymakers may take solace from realising that inflatio...

What Agenda the Budget Bill Serves?

June 11 , 2022

The stereotype many people have of parliamentarians is as clueless seat fillers who exist to rubber stamp legislative bi...

Ethiopia Sleeps at the Wheel in the Race for Regional Integration

June 4 , 2022

It was an institution confident in its mission, capabilities and progress that was on...

Commentaries

When Corruption Meets Instability, the Fight Needs to be Holistic

The effects of corruption, likely to be fuelled by the country's prevailing political...

Fact-Checking the Deglobalisation Narrative

The Chilean poet Nicanor Parra claimed, “the left and the right united shall never...

Fineline

Leaders of the National . . .

Leaders of the National Election Board are in a charm offensive mood, of a sort. Last week, they organised a rare tour for members of the me...

When the country’s most. . .

When the country’s most senior diplomats and envoys return back to their posts after two-week debriefings, they leave behind a point or tw...

Editors' Pick

Editorial

Financial Sector-sourced Glucose Drips No Remedy to Save Economy

November 27 , 2021

Against my will, I have witnessed the most terrible defeat of reason and the most sa...

Editorial

Contingency Economic Plan Necessary to Reconcile with Political Storm

November 13 , 2021

Plans and reality do not always gel. They rarely do in a fast-moving world. Every act...

Agenda

Banks Miss Deadline, Mergers Prove Unattainable

October 16 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

Residing in a country with no capital market, an organised marketplace for trading se...

Agenda

Property Market Grinds to Halt

August 28 , 2021 . By HAWI DADHI

The streets of Addis Abeba are as varied as they are many, although too many of them have yet to be named. From the narrow alleyways of the...

Sunday With Eden

Life Offers No Graduation Party

Last year, I met a young and charming medical doctor through a mutual friend. Our friendship quickly grew. She told me about her engagement...

Marriage Doesn't Fix Abusers. Leaving Them Does

Last year, I met a young and charming medical doctor through a mutual friend. Our friendship quickly grew...

Life Matters

In Polite Society, Split the Bill

Some live in a distant universe where they are oblivious to norms. There are unspoken rules. For instance, if two friends dine together, unl...

Good Shopping Requires Etiquette

I consider myself lucky when it comes to many things. But my luck runs out during shopping. I often end up buying clothes I do not like or w...