Pollution control : Top priority

Air quality significantly affects the lives of people. Air pollution causes around seven million deaths a year worldwide while according to Ethiopias Environment, Forest and Climate Change Commission it kills 12,000 people... Read more »

Smart parking contributing to healthy traffic

Innovative ways and means of tackling Road Traffic Accident (RTC) has been put in place over the recent years. Among these are smart parking structures that have taken shape in the capital,... Read more »

Aligning greening with private commercial forestry

Various documents indicate that at the beginning of the 20th century around 420 000 km² or some 35 percent of Ethiopia’s land was covered by forest. According to a census conducted by... Read more »

FDI flows to Africa growing despite slumpat global level

Global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows continued their slides in 2018, falling by 13 percent to 1.3 trillion USD. The decline for three consecutive years in FDI was mainly due to large... Read more »

Ethiopia’s rising brand

Recently, the Brand Africa 100 selected Anbessa brand among the top three admired African brands next to Nigeria’s Dangote and South Africa’s MTN Telecommunication Company. After conducted survey in 23 countries, which... Read more »

Expanding private equity for development

Private equity is an important force in financial markets. Due to its dynamic nature, private equity can transform businesses and communities in developing economies, and thereby help bring about sustainable development in... Read more »

Thriving small and medium enterprises

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) are recognized as important vehicles to address the challenges of unemployment, support value addition, foster innovation, promote a healthy market economy and contribute share to national... Read more »

Amaranth:‘Solution to hunger’

Amaranth is derived from a Greek language which means unfading to describe a flower that never change its color. These days, the word ‘amaranth’ is a name of a grain which has... Read more »

Ethiopia topped in FDI destination in East Africa: Report

The World Investment Report has put Ethiopia as one of the top performing African countries in FDI flow, registering a 46 percent increase in 2016 and the 2019 report shows that Ethiopia... Read more »

Major economic reforms are underway

Government officials from Ministry of Transport, Investment Commission, Prime Minister’s Office, and the Ministry of Finance have recently discussed macroeconomic policy reforms and its objectives followed by consultation from private stakeholders. According... Read more »