Aggressive growth and room for improvement: Ethiopia’s micro financial sector

Despite few reservations in some corners, the overall consensus is that microfinance provides a vehicle to help the poorest segment of a society by helping individuals and communities establish or grow income-generating... Read more »

Premier calls for appropriate measures to mitigate economic impact of COVID-19

 • Addis Ababa to launch urban agriculture soon ADDIS ABABA – Prime Minister Dr. Abiy Ahmed has called for measures to alleviate the impact of (COVID-19) on the national economy. Addis Ababa... Read more »

Committee raises half a billion Birr to fight COVID-19

ADDIS ABABA – Over 480 million Birr has been collected to capacitate the national resistance against coronavirus, the COVID-19 Resource Mobilization Committee disclosed. Resource Mobilization and Coordination Sub Committee Chairperson Ambassador, Misganu... Read more »

Ethiopian offered green light to pick Tanzanian fresh produce

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian Airlines has been granted the green light to introduce three weekly flights to the Kilimanjaro International Airport (KIA) to pick fresh produce destined for the European Markets. The... Read more »

Innovative business approaches to beat coronavirus

Apart from its health impacts, coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has been destabilizing big economies and private sector of the respective countries are the heavily affected segments, economic experts say, calling on the Ethiopian... Read more »

Africa tightens restrictions The West loosens lockdowns

World Health Organization (WHO) has warned African nations that the continent could be the next epicenter of COVID-19 and around ten million Africans could contract coronavirus in three to six months. The... Read more »

Let us walk Christ’s talk-compassion, love, humility, peace,hope…

  Easter is one of the overarching religious holidays colorfully celebrated in our country after two-month long fasting and soul searching. It is a time of repentance and forgiveness. The religious ceremonial... Read more »

Economic Commission for Africa calls stimulus measures to mitigate economic impacts

 As part of its analysis to inform COVID-19 policy responses, the Economic Commission for Africa, is calling for adequate consideration of the vulnerability of city economies as African governments consolidate efforts and... Read more »

Africa Development Bank committees to fight poverty in Sahel

Increasing numbers of women can be seen around the goat and sheep pens of Saria, in the province of Boulkiemdé, in Centre-West Burkina Faso. But not for the typical scenario of animal... Read more »

Transformational paradigm critical for global competition

Most vital signs indicate that it is the era of transformational century of historic proportion that may determine the destiny of humanity; hence, transformational in the sectors should be accelerated for the... Read more »