Business

Why Banning Cryptocurrencies in Ethiopia Is a Right Move

By- Lewoye Bantie Cryptocurrency (crypto) is defined as a decentralized digital currency intended to be used in buying or selling goods and services. Cryptocurrency is currently at the frontier of financial development. It provides both opportunities and risks in financial markets and has attracted significant attention in recent years. Accordingly, the number of market players

June 9, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Temesgen Desalgn The Spirit of 4 Kilo by Befeqadu Hailu

By- Befeqadu Hailu People sometimes think of journalists, activists, and politicians as machines. People do not go to the polls as often as they would like; It is a matter of conscience. The English saying “ignorance is bliss” is true. Particularly in Ethiopian society, when they are deliberately silent, their frustration is like the use

June 5, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

Ermias Amelega Recommendations for what ails the economy

Recommendations for what ails the economy: The road to stainable economic recovery and growth starts with a large (US$4-6 billion) non-debt foreign currency infusion to reboot the economy and anchor the liberalization of the exchange rate regime to a managed float after which market forces will balance supply and demand of foreign exchange. 2. The

May 22, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Feature

Telecommunication Sector Reform: The Controversial Key To Ethiopia’s Economic Recovery?

By Behailu Shiferaw Mihirete (12 May 2022) Efforts to liberalise and digitalise Ethiopia’s economy have picked up an unprecedented pace since Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in April 2018. Reforms to the telecommunications sector, hitherto dominated by the state-owned Ethio Telecom, have been identified by Abiy’s government as the foundation of economic and digital

May 13, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Of Fathers and Beaten Gold: Long Live Ethiopia 

By Sehin Teferra There is beauty that my father never got to see. Not his golden grandchildren, or the gray in my mother’s silken hair, his children’s graduations or our weddings. He didn’t get to grow old, and a man who genuinely loved life missed out on much of it.   My father was a family

May 10, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

ETHIOPIA NEEDS A STATESMAN NOT A PARTY LEADER

By Yonas Biru  A CANDID OPEN LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER ABIY: ETHIOPIA NEEDS A STATESMAN NOT A PARTY LEADER It is estimated that the current war has cost Ethiopia over 500,000 lives in just 14 months and is still counting on the Afar front. Only God knows the number of the wounded and maimed. During

March 20, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Prime Minister Abiy’s Problem is Partly Rooted in Religion

By- Yonas Biru Prime Minister Abiy is a study in contradiction. He saved Ethiopia from disintegration only to squander a once in a generation window of opportunity to create a lasting peace and prosperity. The problem partly resides in the evangelical seduction of the nation’s political governance that has begotten a bastardized system that is

March 12, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

Priorities not Prioritized in the age of Zoom

By- በቀቀኑ ካዓብ Recently the Administration of Addis Ababa announced that it spemt millions in the renovation of the city hall. It is infact a good move that they renovated the Addis Ababa City Hall, commonly called as መዘጋጃ ቤት! I am not against it, a vibrant working environment and a welcoming building for both

January 22, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Business

How Ethiopia’s removal from AGOA be a blessing in disguise for the AfCFTA  

By Bekan Bekele The Biden administration’s decision to remove Ethiopia from AGOA under the preconceived notion of the human rights violation that has ensued in and around the northern part of the country has caused waves to Ethiopians living in Ethiopia and around the world. After stating the eligibility requirements, outlined in section 104 of

January 20, 2022 • By Addis Insight

Opinion

A few Reasons Why Ermias & Alibaba Venture Will Hurt Small Business in Ethiopia

By- “በቀቀኑ” Opining(Points) on ኤርሚያስ አመልጋ opening up an Alibaba branch in Ethiopia( A cloud sharing platform to be specific) 1) Whether its just a simple cloud sharing platform or whether it is a bigger one, business wise for Alibaba’s gluttonous model is bound to be successful that it will definitely progress to establishing a

January 17, 2022 • By Addis Insight