Promoting Social Justice in the New Year

The peoples of Ethiopia have always been longing for justice for more than half a century. During the imperial regime, they have languished in search of justice right from the local village... Read more »

Ethiopian economy at the heart of Abiy’s diplomacy

As part of his engagements to further boost Ethiopian economy and strengthen diplomatic relations of the nation, Dr. Abiy Ahmed had fruitful diplomatic visits to several countries. Lately, he had been to... Read more »

Anchor investors keen to replicate Hawassa IP’s eco-friendly facilities

ADDIS ABABA – Growing number of African countries and international businesses are vying to replicate the Hawassa Industrial Park’s (IP’s) eco-friendly facilities. According to Fitsum Ketema, Park General Manager, the park is... Read more »

Economists weigh on possible measures as debt burden raises red flag

Speeding up planned privatization, cutting spending and maximizing export and tax revenues are some of the measures economists propose to ease the country’s debt burden. Their comments came following government’s recent announcement... Read more »

Investment success relies on job creation

As Ethiopia is facing an ever-increasing level of unemployment, the performance of new investment activities should be evaluated based on the number of jobs they create. Experts on the sector claim that... Read more »

Win-win diplomacy -Proactive negotiations and the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

Some writers on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) say it was launched when Egypt was politically weak following the 2011 Arab Spring revolts in the country. This is an erroneous assumption... Read more »

Economists call for caution amid planned industrial parks expansion

Ethiopia, in what could be described as a continuation of aggressive investment, has recently unveiled a further plan to construct new industrial parks. And economists urge the government to place more weight... Read more »

Ethiopia becoming hub of textile industry: EIC

ADDIS ABABA – The continuous flow of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in textile sector is making Ethiopia a hub of textile industry, says Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC). In an exclusive interview with... Read more »

Ethiopia, China to build new industrial park

ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia and China set to partner to build a new, 300 million USD of worth new industrial park in Adama city, according to Fana Broadcasting Corporate. Liu Yu, Economic... Read more »

TVETs hatching centers for entrepreneurs

According to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development report, nowhere else in the world is radical economic transformation more urgent than in the least developed countries which have the challenge of... Read more »