Assessment of Ethiopia’s debt situation
While some argue that Ethiopia’s adoption of the G20 debt suspension initiative will harm the country’s financing prospects, some like IMF spokesperson Jerry Rice identity it as a necessary move.
GoodayOn; Gig economy development
GoodayOn’s freelance workers training programmes aims to equip at least 5,000 workers with technical and soft skills during its first phase.
Ministry of Finance releases new tariff directive
The new tariff directive lists more than 8,000 raw materials, consumer goods, and capital goods in a new Tariff Book.
CBE decision to grant long-standing LC requests gets mixed reception
While some approved of the decision, others say that the preconditions set forth by the CBE effectively prevent them from moving forward.
Orbit Innovation Hub graduates first cohort
The cohort graduated 15 entrepreneurs and 5 startups; the startups are Tena and MedkEt, digital health startups, and Gebeta, Temaribet and New Era Research and Development (N.E.R.D).
French telecom giant Orange S.A., submits expression of interest letter for Ethio Telecom stakes
Orange had previously expressed interest in bidding for one of the two telecoms licenses that the Ethiopian Communications Authority was offering but pulled out due to finance operation limitations set…
ESLSE, Ministry of Trade and Industry submit LC extension request to National Bank of Ethiopia
ESLSE had submitted a request for the extension to the Ministry of Trade and Industry last month, and now the Ministry has endorsed the request and submitted it to the…
Ethiopia wins big at the Permanent Court of Arbitration against Israel based fertiliser giant
Israel Chemicals filed the lawsuit seeking USD 178 million in compensations, but the court ruled in Ethiopia’s favour.
Vodacom’s Anwar Soussa named head of Global Partnership for Ethiopia
The partnership aims to start operations in Ethiopia as early as 2022.