Cooperative societies play key role in feeding agro-industry

ADDIS ABABA— Federal Cooperative Agency (FCA) announced that it has been striving to support cooperative societies so as to boost their production and to supply quality and standardized produce for agro-industries. The... Read more »

Figures don’t lie,but liars can figure

Some governmental institutions have been responsible for poor gathering, collection and assessment of data, which is instrumental for national policy and decision making process, so disclosed Central Statistics Agency. Approached by The... Read more »

Basking under global spotlight not low-hanging fruit

This week the Ethiopian premier Dr. Abiy Ahmed had successfully partaken in the World Economic Forum (WEF) which was held in Switzerland, Davos with a view to highlighting the ongoing reform thriving... Read more »

Solution for export trade gap in the hands of gov’t

Agricultural produces account for about 75 percent of Ethiopia’s export trade. But the export trade accounts for a very small portion of the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). However, reports of the... Read more »

Former Communication Minister and his mate appear in court, judge denies them bail

Bereket Simon, excommunication minister and Tadesse Kassa appeared in court yesterday for grant corruption charges. The judge at the Amhara Regional State capital, Bahir Dar higher court, denied the two mates bails... Read more »

Awareness, willingness to pay tax needs due attention: Experts

ADDIS ABABA–Lack of knowhow and willingness of the society about taxation is at a very low level and needs to be improved in order to attain far-reaching and sustainable economic growth, experts... Read more »

Ethiopia, India advancing friendship and multifaceted cooperation

ADDIS ABABA — India has placed the highest priority on advancing friendship and cooperation with Ethiopia in various social, economic and political aspects, Ambassador of India to Ethiopia said. In the presence... Read more »

Removing hurdles to fix the country’s plummeting export trade

As the government raises the need to add value, quality and diversity of export items, exporters on the other hand seek the removal of barriers in the exporting process. In a six... Read more »

Foreign Policy magazine crowns Dr. Abiy as global thinker of 2019

Foreign Policy, a magazine known for global politics, economics, and ideas nominated yesterday Prime Minister, Abiy Ahmed (PhD) as one of 2019 Foreign Policy Global Thinkers. “As Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy... Read more »

Premier, AU Commission Chairperson confer on upcoming AU Summit

ADDIS ABABA—Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed who came back home after visiting Europe and taking part in the World Economic Forum held in Davos, Switzerland, conferred with African Union Commission Chairperson Moussa... Read more »