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The Irreversibility of Globalisation

Sep 10 , 2022      |      By Grzegorz W Kolodko      |      674 Views

Just over three decades ago, the Cold War ended, and former Soviet-bloc countries began their transitions to market econ...

Big Payoff from US-China Climate Coordination

Sep 10 , 2022      |      By Jiang Lin      |      6302 Views

With provisions to cut US emissions by 40pc from 2005 levels by 2030, the Inflation Reduction Act has revived America's...

Why Can’t We All Be Rich?

On September 6, Basic Books is publishing "Slouching Towards Utopia," my economic history of the “long twentieth century” from 1870 to 2010. It is past time, I argue, that we shift our understanding of where the hinge of global economic history lies. Some might put it in ...

Sep 3 , 2022      |      By Bradford DeLong      |      241 Views

Averting Debt Disaster in the Developing World

Many developing countries are teetering on the edge of a debt crisis, with the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring food and energy costs, and the monetary tightening of major economies all threatening to push them over. But the international community has yet to do what is necessary to pu...

Sep 3 , 2022      |      By Xu Qiyuan and Wan Tailei      |      593 Views

Past Time to Catch Up for Under-globalised Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its 2022 World Economic Outlook report. Predictably, it speaks volumes of gloom on the growth front. Major world economies already suffering from the effects of COVID-19 led by high energy and food prices, supply-demand imbalance...

Aug 27 , 2022      |      By Austine Sequeira and Andrea Sequeira      |      718 Views

Why Commodity Prices Will Likely Fall Further

Big movements in the prices of oil, minerals, and agricultural commodities have been among the most salient economic developments of the past couple of years. The sharp rise in commodity prices for much of this period was virtually impossible to miss. A barrel of Brent crude that...

Aug 27 , 2022      |      By Jeffrey Frankel      |      449 Views

Why Can’t We All Be Rich?

On September 6, Basic Books is publishing "Slouching Towards Utopia," my economic history of the “long twentieth century” from 1870 to 2010. It is past time, I argue, that we shift our understanding of where the hinge of global economic history lies. Some might put it in ...

Sep 3 , 2022      |      By Bradford DeLong      |      241 Views

Averting Debt Disaster in the Developing World

Many developing countries are teetering on the edge of a debt crisis, with the COVID-19 pandemic, soaring food and energy costs, and the monetary tightening of major economies all threatening to push them over. But the international community has yet to do what is necessary to pu...

Sep 3 , 2022      |      By Xu Qiyuan and Wan Tailei      |      593 Views

Past Time to Catch Up for Under-globalised Sub-Saharan Africa

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released its 2022 World Economic Outlook report. Predictably, it speaks volumes of gloom on the growth front. Major world economies already suffering from the effects of COVID-19 led by high energy and food prices, supply-demand imbalance...

Aug 27 , 2022      |      By Austine Sequeira and Andrea Sequeira      |      718 Views

Why Commodity Prices Will Likely Fall Further

Big movements in the prices of oil, minerals, and agricultural commodities have been among the most salient economic developments of the past couple of years. The sharp rise in commodity prices for much of this period was virtually impossible to miss. A barrel of Brent crude that...

Aug 27 , 2022      |      By Jeffrey Frankel      |      449 Views

In Inflationary Environment, Look Past Price Hikes

For decades, inflation was insignificant, especially in the developed world. In some countries, the economy was actually at risk of deflation, necessitating negative interest rates. Things have changed now, both in developing countries like Ethiopia and in the developed world. ...

Aug 20 , 2022      |      By Asseged G Medhin      |      580 Views

For the Sake of Everyone, Russia-Ukraine War Ought to End

The military competition between Russia and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) is rapidly escalating. It has contributed to the development of conflict zones, allowing a range of humanitarian catastrophes and violations of human rights across the world. A focal point a...

Aug 20 , 2022      |      By Abreham Ketema      |      629 Views

Professional Associations Measured in Units of Alignment to Public Values

Public sector professionals operate under unique political and legal obligations, with greater public scrutiny of their actions and a duty to address public problems. So it could be impossible for them to bring this sense of public services responsibility into their roles as memb...

Aug 13 , 2022      |      By Halima Abate (MD)      |      1156 Views

Envisaging an African Green Economy

As the global economy undergoes a fundamental transformation to decarbonise by 2050, the question for Africa is whether it can industrialise and rapidly develop without fossil fuels. The answer to that question is a resounding “yes,” provided the international community can r...

Aug 13 , 2022      |      By Raila Odinga      |      386 Views

Social Research into Urbanites Leaves Much to be Desired

Social research and advocacy are common practices these days. Almost every country in the world undertakes social research to implement change. In 2022, the top four countries conducting social research are the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Canada. The results a...

Aug 6 , 2022      |      By Tigist Solomon      |      665 Views

The G20 in Age of War

Last October's G20 Leaders' Summit – held in Rome, and hosted by then-Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi – produced a declaration brimming with promises to “address today's most pressing global challenges” and “converge upon common efforts to recover better from the CO...

Aug 6 , 2022      |      By Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng      |      454 Views


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Editorial

Survival Upstaging Moral, Societal Values

Dec 4 , 2022

Last week saw enraged university lecturers' threatening to stage a strike. They addre...

To Liberalize Finance Holy, Regulating It Is Divine

Nov 26 , 2022

In the wake of the liberalization of the telecom sector, Ethiopian authorities have m...

Restore Faith in Constitutional Institutions to Achieve Social Cohesion

Nov 19 , 2022

The rounds of talks to end wars in Ethiopia held in Pretoria, South Africa, and Nairo...

Nairobi Must Double Down on Pretoria

Nov 12 , 2022

Two weeks have passed since negotiators from Ethiopia's federal government and the TP...

Sunday With Eden

Stereotyping: The Antithesis of Individuality

Generalisation is everywhere, mainly rooted in inaccurate stereotypes and limited inf...

Amid Talent Dearth, Investment Promotion Falters

I received a call from my foreign national friend who wanted me to accompany him to t...

Life Matters

The Contented Life

What are the odds of seeing a housemaid who loves the job dearly and wakes up every morning to do the chores with excitement? Well, this...

Uncalled Judgment Exposes a Materialist Society

It is difficult to find a society void of stereotypes. The level and how much those people subjected to i...

Agenda

Car Dilemma to Go Electric: Missing the Combustion

Dec 4 , 2022 . By DANIEL METAFERIA and MUNIR SHEMSU

Brook Asegid is a car importer who has brought over 10 electric vehicles (EVs) in the...

Truculent Foreign Banks, Fragile Industry, Bullish Central Bank

Nov 27 , 2022 . By AKSAH ITALO

Zemedeneh Negatu, an investment consultant, had his team approached by boards of dire...

Tramadol: Narcotics Clouding a Generation

Nov 19 , 2022 . By BERSABEH GEBRE

The 17-year-old student sat on the chair wearing an oversized black hoodie that swall...

Desperate & Despairing

Nov 12 , 2022 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

On a broad range of plots on Gabon St. (stretching between Meskel Flower to Agona Cinema) lie a foundation for a five-storey building, one o...

Gallery

Parliament Approves New Cabinet Members

Oct 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

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TIGRAY VOTES DESPITE "NULL & VOID" THREAT

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IN-PICTURE: LAUREATE'S RECEPTION  

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

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Faces, Voices of Addis Abeba

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Commentaries

Whole Grain: Solution for Global Food Insecurity

The world is facing a global food crisis like none other time, with food prices at hi...

Why Aspiring for Self Sufficiency Trumps Exporting Wheat?

A farmer recently said he switched to onion this rainy season for economic and soil...

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 two...

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CAR DILEMMA Missing the Combustion Go Electric

Dec 3 , 2022

The nostalgia for the combustible engine, with the noise and smell of burned fossil f...

Industrial Park Corp Executives Shun Private Park Under Development

Dec 4 , 2022 . By MUNIR SHEMSU

A self-proclaimed industrial park alias "Hawassa Textile & Industrial Park" canno...

Awash Bank Claims Further Heights Aspiring $1b Capital

Awash Bank shareholders voted to boost the paid-up capital to 55 billion Br in the ne...

Tikur Anbesa Hospital Expansion Project on the Rocks

Dec 4 , 2022 . By RAHEL BOGALE

The expansion project under the country's largest referral hospital runs aground due...