Thursday, November 6, 2025

Money Talks

Mountains to climb

Ethiopia's economy struggles to regain its footing As Ethiopia tentatively transitions out of conflict, ambitious economic reforms needed to revive its struggling economy appear daunting. After...

Paper promises, no keys

Ethiopian homebuyers caught in construction chaos Emnet George had saved every hard-earned birr with the dream of finally owning her own home. After years of...

Closed skies

How African governments grounded their own aviation ambitions African states adopted the Yamoussoukro Declaration in 1988 to liberalize and unify the African aviation industry. Thirty-five...

Industrial parks teeter on the edge as export markets calm

Protracted war casts a dark cloud over industrial parks A bustling crowd of Adama Industrial Park employees made their way to the Commercial Bank of...

Microfinance credit bonanza at a cost of mission drift

It's become normal in Addis Ababa for vehicle brokers to boast about being able to secure auto loans. It's a strategy for attracting customers,...

Bank-to-bank transfer frustratingly time-consuming

It may be a cliché, but in business, time equals money. Even a one-minute delay, not to mention one that lasts for days, would...

Smuggling at an all-time high

In the last 15 years, Mitiku (last name withheld upon request) and dealers in the Sidst Kilo neighborhood, where there is an open market...

Fast-maturing debt, meager revenue, brutal inflation exacerbate deficit

Officials at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) are using every available tool to ensure that the budget deficit is the least of their concerns...

What is behind the gold rush?

Are BRICS nations collecting gold to back cryptocurrency? Every weekend, gold miners in Benishangul Gumuz regional state, Ethiopia’s top gold producer, travel from mining sites...

Excise tax amendment sparks controversy again

The excise tax reform that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's administration undertook after assuming power four years ago was the most consequential of all the...
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