Wheat production and White lies against Ethiopia

BY GETACHEW MINASWhenever the Ethiopian economy registers significant and notable growth, the agricultural sector makes the highest contribution. Of the total produce, crops take a substantial share out of which wheat stands... Read more »

Unceasing role of decent work in building resilient economy

BY HIZKEL HAILU Undeniably, Ethiopia has enjoyed rates of economic growth consistently higher than other countries in the region, and at an average 11 %, some of the highest in the world... Read more »

Ethiopia’s effort to benefit from China-Africa trade

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME Over the past 20 years, China’s trade with Africa has increased twentyfold making China Africa’s second largest importer of Agriculture products as well as the largest bilateral infrastructure financing... Read more »

Creating enabling environment motivates investors

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS Easing doing business has various parameters and among others, the availability of stable macro economy such as manageable inflation rate, suitable interest rate, unemployment rate which goes in line... Read more »

City’s endeavoring efforts in containing youth unemployment

BY HIZKEL HAILU Undoubtedly “youth unemployment” is exactly what its name implies: it results when young people defined by the United Nations as 15-24 year-olds are searching for jobs but cannot find... Read more »

Free trade zone a robust opportunity to boost the economy

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS Free trade zones are part of special economic zones and accomodates companies which provide logestics services with value addition, production works and trade activities. In addition to these, it... Read more »

Jobs Summit; charts a path towards an economy that works for people

BY HIZKEL HAILU Many scholars agree that job summits should be seen first and foremost as a means for improving and generating better domestic policies via cooperation as opposed to delivering packages... Read more »

 Correcting anomalies observed in the banking system

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS Though the main objective of the banks is providing loan to customers, there are some inconsistencies observed in the sector. Almost all banks are serving very limited sectors and... Read more »

 IGAD member states’ regional cooperation to harness fisheries potentials

BY TEWODROS KASSA According to different researches, currently, only 1.1 million tons of fish is annually harvested only from lakes and trans-boundary Rivers in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) region. However,... Read more »

Business & Economy Modernizing agriculture to ensure food security

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME The current situation of the globe bears witness that the world is facing multiple challenges in relation to food security including undernutrition and overconsumption, rising food prices, population growth,... Read more »