Export earnings, economic growth highly pertaining to each other

BY GETACHEW MINAS Empirical examination of the contribution of different macroeconomic variables to economic growth would help to formulate policies that enhance economic growth. Studies show that export growth positively and significantly... Read more »

Improving the utilization of selected seeds key factor for food self sufficiency

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS “To transform the subsistence type of the nation’s agriculture in to modern one, proper utilization of inputs is not questionable. One of the vital components of agricultural inputs is... Read more »

Ethiopia’s promising export performance significant to back the economy

 BY BACHA ZEWDIE Ethiopia is relatively open to international trade, with a foreign trade-to-GDP ratio of 29 percent (World Bank, 2019). It has also a large domestic market of over 100 million... Read more »

Substituting half of the imported wheat: Achievable this year

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS Ethiopia annually imports 17 million quintal wheat from abroad and for the nation which suffers from scarcity of hard currency, such procurement is not acceptable. It is also noted... Read more »

Modernizing transport sector to achieve the national growth

BY HIZKEL HAILU Knowingly, transport infrastructure is one of the most important factors for a country’s progress. One cannot overemphasize the importance of transportation than call it the ‘lifeline’ of a nation.... Read more »

Broadening economic space for the private sector

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS  It is believed that the government is still playing a dominant role in the economy. In fact, as agriculture is the mainstay of the nation’s economy, in which 80... Read more »

Ethiopia: Harnessing renewable source of energy to meet SDGs

BY TEWODROS KASSA Ethiopia’s electricity production capacity is significantly lower, considering the electric energy sources potential and its population of over 110 million. Even though Ethiopia has abundant electricity potential which is... Read more »

Operating cement factories to stabilize the market

BY HIZKEL HAILU Cement is the backbone of investment. Public and private investments are supposed to be delayed, interrupted and even stopped due to cement shortages. On the contrary, if there is... Read more »

Microfinance service provision: Viable step to fuel poverty reduction

BY ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS The Ethiopian government in collaboration with development partners and donors has introduced the provision of crop insurance service with a view to rescuing yield damage either due to... Read more »

The ratification of the 10-year Development Plan for better economy

BY HIZKEL HAILU The Planning and Development Commission of Ethiopia has recently prepared a 10 years development plan which will be implemented from the year 2020/21 to 2030/31. And extensive discussions have... Read more »