Ethiopia Ends Administered Interest Rates in Landmark Financial Reform
Ethiopia’s central bank has scrapped all controls on commercial lending and deposit rates, in a sweeping deregulation move expected to reshape liquidity, credit pricing...
Hybe America Appoints Ethiopia Habtemariam as President of Music
Hybe America has appointed Ethiopia Habtemariam as its new president of music, effective immediately. The longtime executive and former Motown Records chief will work...
IMF Africa Director Abebe Aemro Selassie to Retire in May
The International Monetary Fund has announced that Abebe Aemro Selassie, the Ethiopian economist who has led its African Department for nearly a decade, will...
Ethiopia’s Forex Auction Clears at Birr 154.87 per Dollar
Addis Ababa, January 6, 2026 — Ethiopia’s central bank on Tuesday announced the results of its latest foreign exchange auction, with the weighted average...
Ethiopian Airlines to Launch New Lyon Service via Geneva
Addis Ababa, 06 January 2026 — Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to introduce a new passenger service to Lyon, France, via Geneva, beginning 02...
When the State Becomes the Startup: Ethiopia’s Digital Ambition and the Quiet Suffocation of Innovation
Ethiopia, a nation long preoccupied with the analog burdens of governance—poverty, infrastructure, conflict, bureaucracy—is racing into the digital age with remarkable speed. In the...
