A new economic assessment recommends that Djibouti implement tighter debt controls, strengthen state-owned enterprises...

Childcare should be treated as a core economic investment rather than a narrow social...

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is pushing back against calls for increased intervention in managing banks' liquidity challenges. The central bank asserts that commercial banks are responsible for their own financial management, while its role is limited to providing regulatory frameworks and liquidity instruments. This debate has arisen following concerns from financial sector experts about growing liquidity pressures on banks. These pressures include sudden deposit withdrawals and increased competition for savings from non-bank financial institutions, such as Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (SACCOs). Some experts advocate for the central bank to expand its oversight to identify potential risks to banks' liquidity and implement preventive measures to safeguard financial system stability. They point to recent challenges faced by some banks, including Global Bank of Ethiopia (GBE), as evidence of vulnerabilities in deposit mobilization and liquidity management,...

Parents at the British International School (BIS) in Addis Ababa have taken the institution...

Ethiopia’s National ID program is transitioning from a project-based initiative into a state-owned enterprise...

The images have become painfully familiar: overcrowded boats drifting across the Mediterranean, exhausted migrants stranded at fortified borders, and...

Ethiopia’s fiscal debate has become dangerously familiar: whenever revenue falls short, the easiest answer is to ask the same...

Ethiopia cannot afford to wait for the next global crisis to expose the weakness of its economy. The ongoing...

Ethiopia’s record export earnings in 2025/26 should be welcomed, but they also expose a familiar weakness: the country still...