Economists’ view on fate of businesses affiliated with TPLF clique

BY BACHA ZEWDIE Following the start of political reform in the country two years ago, the conspiracies of the now fugitive criminal group, the Tigrean People Liberation Front (TPLF) clique, have begun... Read more »

Policy intervention, reform reinforce coffee export performance amidst COVID-19

BY HIZKEL HAILU Though Ethiopia has been fortunate to have relatively low infection, morbidity, and mortality rates as a result of the global COVID-19, there had been too much concern about its... Read more »

TPLF’s corruption, illegal trade, nepotism damage Ethiopia’s economy

 BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS The three successive regimes which captured state power in the modern history of the country imposed their own desire over their subjects and govern without having a sense of... Read more »

Unfair, manipulative business practices: TPLF Junta’s legacy

BY BACHA ZEWDIE One of the defining features of the Tigrean People Liberation Front (TPLF) era’s economic activities in Ethiopia is the unfair and unequal participation of economic actors. The African Chamber... Read more »

Ethiopia looks at chemical, construction industries to diversify exports

BY HIZKEL HAILU The production of chemicals, especially fertilizer, soap and detergent are among the sectors that received top priority in the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) of Ethiopia. The objective is... Read more »

Keeping money laundering and capital flight in check

ABEBE WOLDE GIORGIS Keeping capital flight and money laundering in check is an important and burning issue in Ethiopia. This is due to the fact that the illegal transfer of money and... Read more »

Industrial parks’ contribution to job creation, foreign exchange earnings on the rise

BY BACHA ZEWDIE The establishment of industrial parks in different parts of the country is significantly contributing to job creation, better export performance and hence the generation of foreign exchange, which are... Read more »

E-governance heightens efficiency in many sectors

BY HIZKEL HAILU Governments now realize that e-governance is more than just floating government websites on the internet. In fact, e-governance is characterized as a process to simplify and improve democratic government... Read more »

Reducing unemployment need to be gov’t’s next top priority

ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS As the law enforcement operation has come to conclusion, one of the burning issues for the government is resolving the high rate of unemployment among the youth which is the... Read more »

Ethiopia’s economic achievements have shown impressive change since the reform

The government has been working since the day after the reform to address the bottlenecks that have plagued the Ethiopian economy. To address the country’s economic woes and sustain economic growth, the... Read more »