Steps for augmenting oilseeds’, cash crops’ national significance

BY MENGESHA AMARE With a vast array of arable land from various corners, Ethiopia is capable of producing a range of crops to feed its population. Obviously, crop production needs to decidedly... Read more »

Supporting the African private sector to develop resilient economy

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS The private sector in Africa is given very little space in the economy. The public sector is in this regard still dominant. Big and medium size industries are owned... Read more »

 Africa’s demand for fair, more just global financial architecture is growing

BY MENGISTEAB TESHOME Grants are funds provided with no expectation of repayment. Concessional loans, or soft loans, have more generous terms than market loans. These generally include below-market interest rates, grace periods... Read more »

Advancing towards bolstering agricultural production, productivity

BY MENGESHA AMARE The Ethiopian government has embarked on economic development strategy where agriculture is on the top of priority sectors. Ethiopia’s development plan has laid out enhancing agricultural production and productivity... Read more »

Traditional clothing: Economic significance beyond preserving communal ethos

 BY MENGESHA AMARE  Traditional clothing in Ethiopia has remained a major part of the country’s identity and is pompously and assertively worn. Ranging from the iconic white ‘shemma’ worn by women to... Read more »

Wholesome infrastructures development to augment continental economic integration

 BY DANIEL ALEMAYEHU  The current waves of challenges happened around the world have caused various damages and inconveniences in different countries. Almost all countries all over the globe have experienced the challenges.... Read more »

Aquatic fauna for economic headway

 BY MENGESHA AMARE Unquestionanably, Ethiopia is one of the landlocked countries in the Horn of Africa characterized with a wide range of topographical, ecological, geographical, and climatic conditions accounting for a wide... Read more »

Inviting foreign insurance companies to operate here is timely

 BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS The recently introduced regulation by the council of ministers to allow foreign banks to operate here did not comprise foreign insurance companies as a result; the situation created some... Read more »

Economic progress since the political reform: How should it be perceived?

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS It has been five years since the reformist government led by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) assumed power. The resignation of the former Prime Minister Hilemariam Desalegn due to... Read more »

 Improving land tenure system true solution to the economic stalemate

BY ABEBE WOLDEGIORGIS Throughout its modern history, questions with regard to land owning system have been leveled as agenda in Ethiopia. The government itself admitted that the essentiality of improving the land... Read more »