547 telecom vandalism, theft result loss valued at 100 mln. Birr

ADDIS ABABA– Ethio telecom revealed that 547 vandalism, worth 100 million Birr, occurred on its infrastructure over the last six months of the current Ethiopian fiscal year. Speaking at a Telecom Infrastructure... Read more »

Election Board passes political parties’ compliance directive

• Drafts over 30 directives  ADDIS ABABA – The National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) said it has ratified political parties’ compliance directive as per proclamation No. 1162/2019. Among other things, the... Read more »

Plastic bottle recycler’s brooms penetrating local market

ADDIS ABABA- Seeing that plastic bottles are littering every nook and cranny of the capital, Addis Ababa, Mesfin Ashenafi, who lived overseas for nearly two decades, established a firm that recycles the... Read more »

Kilinto Pharmaceuticals’ construction enters final stages

ADDIS ABABA – The general construction works of a 257-million USD Kilinto Pharmaceutical Industrial Park will enter the final stages this January, it was learnt. Park’s Project Manager Eng. Yegetahun Agegneyhu told... Read more »

Economist urges gov’t to consider ‘non-essential’ imports ban

ADDIS ABABA– The government should consider a short-lived ban on ‘non-essential’ imports as a mechanism to save the much needed foreign exchange, says an Economist in an exclusive interview with The Ethiopian... Read more »

GERD trilateral meeting kicks off in Addis

The seventh and final trilateral technical discussion between the water affairs’ ministers of Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on the filling and operation of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) commences yesterday in... Read more »

Diaspora engagement – Why Ethiopia needs to reinforce its ties with the Diaspora?

In connection with Ethiopian holiday celebrations, the Ethiopian Diaspora community transfers huge amount of remittance to their relatives residing at home. As a result, the country gets a relief from the tight... Read more »

Does the homegrown economic reform lead Ethiopia to prosperity?

Recently, Ethiopia announced a new homegrown economic reform agenda that eyes sustaining the country’s economic growth via creating conducive business environment. Ethiopia’s homegrown economic reform agenda is a well-coordinated response and blueprint... Read more »

Ethiopia lifts-up tax on export of semi-finished leather products

ADDIS ABABA– Ministry of Trade and Industry announced that Ethiopia has lifted-up the tax imposed on export of pickled and white blue leather products since January 06/2020 to rescue the sector. Briefing... Read more »

New legal reform to create an investment-friendly environment: Commission

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) said that it has introduced legal reforms that aims to systematically receive and facilitate the resolution of critical grievance of investors, and thereby create a... Read more »