Ethiopian Airlines paid about $6 million for carbon credits last year, CEO Mesfin Tasew says
Ethiopian Gov’t takes over stalled Kombolcha railway
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed opens Addis Ababa refinery to stop sending raw gold to Dubai
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Some car asking prices jump as an Addis Ababa tax crackdown on brokers leaves showrooms quiet seven weeks on
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Oil jumps 40 percent in two months while coffee slips, leaving Ethiopia’s new finance minister a costlier import bill
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One of the driest rainy seasons on record threatens Ethiopia’s main harvest as war in the north blocks aid
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Ethiopian Gov’t targets 10.1 percent growth and single-digit inflation this fiscal year
Economists doubt Ethiopia’s inflation data and NBE independence, EEA survey finds
Ethiopia says any Abay or Red Sea talks must account for its interests
Egypt, Eritrea, Somalia and Sudan say only coastal states should govern the Red Sea
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Most economists in an EEA survey are not convinced the birr float will last
Somalia offers Ethiopia commercial access to two or three ports
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EU Aspides escort shortage leaves merchant ships waiting at Bab el-Mandeb
Hapag-Lloyd adds Red Sea sailings as Bab el-Mandeb risk still weighs on Ethiopia’s Djibouti corridor
National Bank of Ethiopia warns against unlicensed remittance services
War-risk costs and fighting near Bab el-Mandeb weigh on Ethiopia’s trade through Djibouti
Berbera port runs at 30 percent of capacity, DP World official says
Ethiopia, Djibouti and Dangote plan $660 million fuel pipeline
Banks bid less than offered at Ethiopia’s central bank dollar auction, Capital Ethiopia reports
UK shipping insurer drops war cover in Red Sea waters that carry Ethiopia’s sea trade
Saudi Arabia’s Musaned suspends hiring of Ethiopian domestic workers
Ethiopian Government pushes “sovereign” Red Sea access while Bab el-Mandeb insurance stays near war prices
Ethiopia’s remittances hit $7.14 billion, but the managed birr still pushes families toward market rates
War-risk insurance and Cape detours keep raising the price of Red Sea oil and Horn freight
Telebirr seeks higher limits as remittance payout gaps push Ethiopians toward market rates
Bab el-Mandeb traffic stuck near 26 ships a day as Houthi coastal gains raise war-risk costs
Eritrea says Abiy Ahmed’s government is “actively destabilising” the Horn as Assab and Red Sea access stay flashpoints
Djibouti still handles 96.7% of Ethiopia’s sea cargo as Bab el-Mandeb risk keeps Berbera thin
Bab el-Mandeb crossings crash after Perim seizure as Cape diversion freight taxes the Horn
Ethiopia spent about $2.8 billion on fuel imports in the 2018/19 fiscal year, its state petroleum supplier said
Ethio Lease became the first foreign-owned financial firm licensed in Ethiopia in 2019 and entered voluntary liquidation in 2024
Ethiopia planned to import 4 million quintals of wheat in 2019 as food inflation passed 20 percent
Ethiopian Airlines raised revenue 17 percent and carried 12.1 million passengers in 2018/19 despite the ET302 crash
Ethiopia restarted WTO accession talks in 2019 after a seven-year pause, and its bid remained unfinished in 2026
Commercial Bank of Ethiopia reported a 17.9 billion birr profit for 2018/19 as deposits passed 541 billion birr
World Bank-backed irrigation helped Arsi farmers multiply potato yields under Ethiopia’s Second Agricultural Growth Project
Ethiopia worked on a mini-grid tariff formula in 2019 and adopted mini-grid rules in 2020
Ethiopian traders told Ezega that importing pays better than producing at home
A British Council survey estimated 55,000 social enterprises in Ethiopia as Addis Ababa prepared to host a world forum
Ethiopia was forecast to add 18 million mobile subscribers by 2025, second only to Nigeria in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethio Lease becomes the first foreign-owned company licensed to provide financial services in Ethiopia
METEC asked the gov’t to cancel 57 billion birr of its debt, its new head told Addis Zemen
Ethio-Djibouti Railway earned more than $20 million from freight and passengers in the first seven months of 2019
Addis Ababa posted Africa’s highest average hotel room rate in the year to June 2019, STR data show
Ethiopia’s inflation stayed in double digits in July 2019 as economists urged the gov’t to tame prices
Ethiopia develops an ‘Ethiopian Coffee’ national brand as Chinese demand grows
African Development Bank funds first section of Adama-Awash expressway on the Ethiopia-Djibouti corridor
Al Hilal opens a gold detector assembly plant in Addis Ababa as artisanal gold exports fall
Ethiopia earned $2.67 billion from exports in 2018/19, 61 percent of its target
Ethiopia imported 135,457 vehicles in the 2018/19 fiscal year, transport ministry figures show
Ethiopian Airlines offers to fly Tanzania’s flower and vegetable exports through Addis Ababa
Ethiopia’s Commodity Exchange trades over $1.2 billion in a year
Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its 25th Dash 8-400 from De Havilland Canada
Ethiopia opens its banking sector to diaspora and dual nationals
Ethio Telecom earns 36.3 billion birr in 2018/19 as subscribers reach 43.6 million
Ethiopia plans cashless payments in state institutions and online business registration to cut red tape
Getachew T. Alemu argues Ethiopia cannot quickly swap public investment for private capital
Ethiopian Airlines opens the 373-room Ethiopian Skylight Hotel near Bole Airport
