Sunday, September 21, 2025

Dr. Desta Meghoo

Tackling informal remittance market: Banks face critical challenge to regain trust and curb black market flows

Ethiopia’s financial sector is at a watershed moment as the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) intensifies its crackdown on the informal remittance market—an unofficial...

Bitcoin sector revenues expected to double this year

Miners consume 30% of national electricity production Ethiopia has become a prominent global hub for the Bitcoin network, with the revenue from the state energy...

New national land use policy to address decades of unstable land management

After decades marked by fragmented and often conflicting land management policies, Ethiopia stands on the brink of a transformative shift with the preparation of...

Parents outraged as ICS demands tuition payments in hard currency

New tuition payment guidelines unveiled by the International Community School (ICS) for the 2025-26 academic year have sparked significant backlash among parents and financial...

Exporters voice concerns over indicative pricing system

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) has instructed exporters to promptly ship out commodities from their inventories, taking a firm stance during...

Composite Manufacturing or Slavery? Investigating Alabuga Start

In recent weeks, the topic of employment of young women from Africa at Russian industrial facilities has become the subject of intense debate. The...

A battle between progress and policy: How TELA Maize faces delays after official approval

By Muluken Yewondwossen A testimony from Semon Mengesha, a theology graduate and church leader near Hawassa, highlights a growing trend among local farmers. After two...

The future is our coffeeBy Sintayehu Girma Aytaged

Coffee is synonymous with Ethiopia, and Ethiopia is synonymous with coffee. Among the many gifts Ethiopia has offered to the world, coffee stands out...

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