Transformative potential of the African Continental Free Trade Area

The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), launched in 2019, has the potential to be a true game-changer for the African continent. This ambitious initiative aims to create the world’s largest free... Read more »

Contemporary economic trajectory at a glance

It is well comprehended that the Ethiopian government has recently launched a comprehensive and well-coordinated homegrown economic reform agenda with the goal to safeguard macro-financial steadiness and continue economic growth. Yes, successful... Read more »

Appraising economic diversification through horticulture

Horticulture exports from Ethiopia are growing very rapidly and are considered to be an important element in the country’s efforts to diversify exports, thereby directly contributing to poverty reduction and economic growth.... Read more »

Tackling long heaped macro-economic challenges

Ethiopia has experienced macro-economic challenges since long ago which is manifested in inflation, foreign currency crunch, unemployment, illegal trade, and budget deficit and, fluctuating currency exchange rate. The challenges were further exacerbated... Read more »

Breathing new life into Ethiopia’s fish resources

Of late, The Ethiopian Herald had a short stay with Abebe Getahun, a Professor of Aquatic Biology at the Department of Zoological Sciences, Addis Ababa University concerning Ethiopian fisheries and aquaculture, the... Read more »

EthSwitch for financial institutions efficient interoperability

Consumers, officers belong to government or non-government organizations, merchants, agents and others are no more given hard time in due course of fostering marketing and running swift business transaction as banks, micro... Read more »

Prospects of introducing market based exchange rate regime

Recently, Governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), Mamo Mihretu announced that the currency exchange regime which was run by fixed exchange rate earlier is changed in to demand and supply... Read more »

Towards uplifting African economy

Africa has abundant natural resources including arable land, water sources, and mines. It is also one of the populous continents in the world with more than 1.2 billion people. Africa’s main stay... Read more »

Judicious quest for making public enterprises agile

If one asks what Public Enterprises are, perhaps, they can have the response ‘they are organizations/companies owned and controlled by the government and established in a bid to provide citizens with a... Read more »

Hopes, threats and way outs of macroeconomic reform

Although Ethiopia’s economy has been tested by international problems and internal conflicts, documents indicate that its growth is in a better stance. For this reason, the government believes that the implementation of... Read more »