Economy & Business

Ethiopian Defense Forces: Efficiency for less

About a year ago, I paid a visit to Somalia, the war-torn Horn of African nation which hasn’t seen a…

Karuturi under the spotlight

(Berhanu Fekade) * Officials fretful on loan repayment, land lease and country’s image * CEO says will settle local debts…

Djibouti: Playing the great game

(Parselelo Kantai and Patrick Smith) Promoting itself as a safe haven amid regional turbulence, President Ismail Omar Guelleh's regime faces…

Bright future – Highlights from PM Hailemariam Dessalegn’s presser

(Muluken Yewondwossen) Prime Minster Hailemariam Dessalegn said that he is content with the two plus years he has served as…

Tigray: 30 years after hell on earth…

(Greg Dorey - UK's Ambassador to Ethiopia) The latest Band Aid song focuses on Ebola. Rightly so, whether or not…

Ethiopia’s Eurobonds may lead to financial liberalization | Dr Costantinos Berhutesfa

Reporter: What are Eurobonds? Costantinos: Eurobonds are a means of resource mobilization - investment finance for infrastructure development and manufacturing…

Ethiopia Must Change Strategy To Maintain Growth

(Toddy Thairu - Senior Advisor, Tax Services, KPMG) In order to attain middle income status by 2025 economists advocate that…

Is Africa rising? Thoughts from a ‘world view’ economist

(Richard Jones) Is Africa really rising? What does the continent’s booming economic growth mean for its people, and will it…

Investors pile into Ethiopia’s $1bn debut debt sale at 6.625%

(Javier Blas) Ethiopia has become the poorest country ever to tap the global sovereign bond market, paying a relatively low…

Africa’s Latest False Choice

(Mahamoud Ali Youssouf - Foreign Minister of Djibouti). With the rise of Asian economies and their desire to play a…

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