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Municipal Bonds Offer Budget Deficit Bridge, but Ethiopia’s Cities are Not Ready: Study
Despite growing demand, Addis Ababa and other Ethiopian cities lack the capacity and readiness to start issuing municipal bonds as a way to raise...
Surgeon in Exile Offers an Alternate Perspective on Sudan’s Devastating War
Dr. Alaaeldin Awad Nogoud is a Sudanese medical surgeon whose foray into politics in 2018, ahead of the revolution that ousted longtime ruler Omar...
Belated Financial Report Unravels Scope of Sugar Industry Group’s Woes
An overdue audit report highlights the continued struggles of the state-owned Ethiopian Sugar Industry Group (ESIG) and more than a dozen of its sugar...
Election Board’s Unilateral Preparations in lead up to 2026 Vote Incense Opposition Parties
“We cannot move outside of Addis Ababa.” A fallout between opposition political parties and officials at the National Election Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) is intensifying...
Officials Hint at Constitutional Court to Replace House of Federation
Officials have hinted at the possibility of establishing a court to handle constitutional issues in place of the House of Federation. While countries differ in...
Africa’s Crippling Debt Burden on Full Display at Eventful Johannesburg G20 Summit
Banging a wooden gavel on a block like a judge, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa declared the end of the G20 Summit in Johannesburg...
Ethio telecom Reels from 70pct Dip in Profit after Tax
Currency float drove 1800pct jump in operator’s foreign exchange losses Ethio telecom saw its profit after tax plummet by nearly 70 percent to 5.8 billion...
MPs Scrutinize Industry Minister over Unsatisfactory Manufacturing Output, Trivial Exports
‘Our industries are not ready’: Melaku Alebel Officials from the Ministry of Industry faced criticism from lawmakers this week for the country’s continuing struggle to...
Land Reclamation Pressures Push EIH to Request Parliamentary Intervention
Sugar privatization efforts crumble owing to investor reluctance, again Ethiopia’s overarching sovereign wealth fund faces obstacles as regional and city administrations move to appropriate land...
Ethiopia Weighs Mandatory Carbon Pricing on Incoming International Flights
Ethiopian Airlines designated domestic carbon credits buyer Ethiopia is considering mandatory carbon pricing for incoming international flights as practiced in places like the EU,...
