Finance sector reform widens access to private actors

ADDIS ABABA –Financial reform on going in the country has enabled private sector’s access to finance, so disclosed Minister of Finance. Eyob Takelign(PhD), State Minister of Finance told The Ethiopian Herald that... Read more »

A strengthening of the export sector

Ethiopia cannot expect to register robust economic growth or structurally transform its economy without enhancing its underperforming export sector. According to recent reports, last year Ethiopia earned 3 billion USD from exports... Read more »

Ethiopia expects GERD negotiation progress to continue

ADDIS ABABA – Minister of Water, Irrigation and Electricity Dr. Eng.Sileshi Bekele said Ethiopia expects the recent progress made on Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) to continue in the upcoming technical meetings.... Read more »

Parliament approves natural gas pipeline deal with Djibouti

ADDIS ABABA — The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) yesterday approved a deal with Djibouti to build a pipeline to transport natural gas from Ethiopia to an export terminal, according to various... Read more »

IMF, World Bank assistance essential if used properly: Economists

The government of Ethiopia has launched a “Homegrown Economic Reform” agenda aimed at unlocking the country’s development potential. While launching the initiative on September, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the initiative aims... Read more »

New export products’ guideline on the right track: Ministry

ADDIS ABABA – The ‘Export Product Contract, Registration and Performance’ guideline already meeting its projected goal, Ministry of Trade and Industry announced. The guideline, which is aimed at controlling illegal trade activities,... Read more »

Bure Integrated Agro-Industrial Park to be operational in two months

ADDIS ABABA – Bure Integrated Agro-Industrial Park (IAIP) will be operational in the next two months, according to Dagnachew Asres, Managing Director of the Park. The Director said that about 79 percent... Read more »

AGP-II vital in supplying agricultural technologies, increasing productivity: Institute

ADDIS ABABA — Ethiopian Agriculture Research Institute said that Agricultural Growth Program-II (AGP-II) has been instrumental in supplying farmers with agricultural technologies needed to increase productivity. Speaking to the media, Mandefro Nigussie... Read more »

Keeping Ethio- Eritrea special cultural, historical connections

Since last Monday, Ethiopian cultural delegation has been touring Eritrea for the first time after the two countries signed the peace agreement that ended the two decades of hostility in July 9th... Read more »

Ethiopian cultural troupe injects new energy to Ethio-Eritrean relationships

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopian cultural troupe has injected new energy to Ethio-Eritrean friendship and comprehensive cooperation through staging very entertaining performances in Keren, Massawa and Asmara. Opening the musical and cultural show... Read more »