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As the Ministry of Revenue tightens enforcement, many small and medium enterprises in Ethiopia face a difficult choice: stay compliant or stay afloat. What began as fiscal modernization is now testing the limits of trust between government and business. Read more... #Ethiopia #TaxReform #Business #Economy #SMEs

ጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ዐቢይ አሕመድ (ዶ/ር) አቶ ሳንዶካን ደበበን የኢትዮጵያ ኒውክሊየር ኃይል ኮሚሽን ኮሚሽነር አድርገው ሾመዋል። አቶ ሳንዶካን ደበበ ከዛሬ ጥቅምት 4 ቀን 2018 ዓ.ም ጀምሮ መሾማቸውን ነው የጠቅላይ ሚኒስትር ጽ/ቤት ያስታወቀው፡፡ የሚኒስትሮች ምክር ቤት በዛሬው ዕለት ባካሄደው 49ኛ መደበኛ ስብሰባ በኮሚሽኑ ማቋቋሚያ ደንብ ላይ በመወያየት ደንቡ በነጋሪት ጋዜጣ ታትሞ ከወጣበት ቀን ጀምሮ ተግባራዊ እንዲደረግ ውሳኔ ማሳለፉ ይታወሳል፡፡

Ethiopian banks are rapidly gaining ground across the continent, marking another year of remarkable progress. In the 2025 Top 100 African Banks ranking, six Ethiopian institutions made the list, up from five in 2024 and only two just three years ago. The trend underscores the country’s swift financial deregulation, increased competition, and strengthening capital bases. Among the standout performers is Awash International Bank, which posted the largest upward movement of any bank in the entire ranking. Awash jumped 18 spots to secure the #50 position, backed by $507 million in Tier 1 capital and an expanding customer base nearing 12 million. Its impressive ascent solidifies Awash’s status as both a domestic powerhouse and an emerging continental player. Two other Ethiopian banks also counted among the year’s top climbers, signaling that this momentum extends beyond a single success story. Although East Africa continues to have the lowest combined Tier 1 capital, totaling $12.7 billion across all listed banks, it remains the fastest-growing region on the continent, with Ethiopian institutions driving much of that expansion. As Ethiopia continues to open its financial sector, welcome foreign investment, and embrace digital transformation, analysts expect its banks to climb even higher in next year’s rankings, positioning the nation as Africa’s next major banking growth story.

Something unusual is happening on African TikTok: young creators are turning 60-second videos into breaking news, political explainers, and debates about Africa’s future. And no story has captured more attention than Ethiopia’s Grand Renaissance Dam (GERD), a $5 billion megaproject that inspires pride for some and anxiety for others. From Addis Ababa to Cairo, Khartoum to Nairobi, TikTokers are transforming geopolitics into viral storytelling and redefining how Africa tells its own stories. Read more...

Lawmakers have approved the Virtual Asset Service Providers Bill, 2025, establishing Kenya’s first legal framework for licensing and supervising cryptocurrency businesses. The final version of the bill removes a controversial clause that would have created a new Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) with board representation from the Virtual Asset Chamber of Commerce (VACC), a group critics said was linked to Binance and seeking undue influence. Instead, crypto oversight will now fall under existing regulators, including the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and the Capital Markets Authority (CMA), through a coordinated multi-agency model. Parliament struck out the VARA clause after startups and the Financial Sector Regulators Forum warned it could create conflicts of interest and regulatory confusion. However, the Treasury retains the option to establish a standalone authority in the future if necessary. The move marks a major step toward formalizing Kenya’s crypto sector while addressing concerns over regulatory capture and overlapping mandates.

When a Chinese trading company extended millions of dollars in goods to what appeared to be a promising Ethiopian partner, the deal looked like a win-win. The local “agent” offered access to fast-growing markets, personal connections with wholesalers, and smooth logistics in Addis Ababa. Within months, however, the company discovered the truth, the partnership was an elaborate fraud. Read more...

Mekdes, a 35-year-old shop owner in Piazza, stands outside her small clothing store, watching a river of people flow down the street. They are dressed in white traditional Oromo clothes, holding green grass and flowers, singing thanksgiving songs. “It’s beautiful,” she says softly, “but every year the roads close, the city is not prepared, and there’s always tension in the air. We celebrate, but we also worry.” Her words capture Irreecha’s complicated reality in the capital, a joyful, spiritual festival that has also become a stage for debates over culture, identity, and power. Read more...

"ክሊዮፓትራ" የሚል ስያሜ የተሰጠዉ የሞባይል ባንኪንግ ላይ ያነጣጠረ አዲስ የአንድሮይድ ቫይረስ መከሰቱን የሳይበር ደህንነት ስጋቶች ላይ የሚሰራዉ ክሌፊስ Cleafy’s ቡደን አሳወቀ። የዚህ ቫይረስ መከሰት በሞባይል ባንኪንግ ስጋት እድገት ዉስጥ ከፍተኛ የሚባል ለዉጦች እየተከሰቱ መሆናቸዉን ማሳያ ተደርጎ ተወስዷል። በክሌፊስ ቡድን አማካኝነት በነሃሴ ወር መጨረሻ የተለየዉ ይህ ቫይረስ በአውሮፓ የፋይናንስ ተቋማት ላይ ባነጣጠሩ መጠነ ሰፊ ዘመቻዎች ዉስጥ ጥቅም ላይ እንደዋለ ተገልጿል። "ክሊዮፓትራ" የተራቀቀ የባንክ ትሮጃን ቫይረስ የመረጃ መንታፊዎች በርቀት ሆነዉ የተደበቀ ምናባዊ ኔትዎርክ ስርዓትን በመጠቀም ለጥቃት ሰለባ የሆኑ መሳሪያዎችን መቆጣጠር የሚያስችላቸዉ መሆኑ ተነግሯል። ይህ አጥፊ ሶፍትዌር ከገሃዱ ዓለም የማጭበርበር ሙከራዎች ጋር ቁርኝት የፈጠረ ሲሆን ለጥቃት ኢላማ የተደረጉ አካላት መሳሪያዎቸዉን ቻርጅ ሲያደረጉ እንዲሁም ብዙም ክትትል አይደረግበትም ብለዉ በሚያስቡት ምሽት ላይ ጥቃቶች በጥንቃቄ እንደሚሰነዝሩ ታዉቋል። የደህንነት ባለሙያዎች ቫይረሱ ለወደፊቱ የዘርፉ ስጋቶች ማሳያ ሆኖ ሊያገለግል እንደሚችል ያስጠነቀቁ ሲሆን ይህም የፋይናንስ ተቋማትን ላይ ያለዉ የስጋት ደረጃ ከፍ እንደሚያደርገዉ ጠቁመዋል። የቫይረሱ መከሰት ለፋይናንሺያል ተቋማት እና ፀረ-ማጭበርበር ቡድኖች፣ ከስታቲክ ትንታኔ በላይ የሆኑ ስራዎችን እንደሚጠበቅባቸዉ ያሳየና በመጠቀሚያ መሳሪያዎች ላይ የሚከሰቱ የባህሪ ለዉጦች ላይ ክትትል ማድረግ እንዲሁም የስጋት ማሳወቂያ መፍትሄዎችን መተግበር ወሳኝ መሆኑን ተገልጿል።

The United States has announced support for the construction of a new international airport in Bishoftu, Ethiopia, marking President Donald Trump’s first major business initiative in the country. Trump’s special envoy said Washington will provide significant financial backing through the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) and other institutions. The new facility, located about 40 km south of Addis Ababa, will ease congestion at Bole International Airport and strengthen Ethiopian Airlines’ position as Africa’s largest carrier. The $10 billion greenfield project will cover 34 sq km and initially handle 60 million passengers, with capacity to expand to 110 million passengers and 3.73 million tonnes of cargo annually. Construction is expected to begin in late 2025, with Phase I set for completion in November 2029. The airport will be part of a larger “airport city” featuring shopping malls, hotels, recreation areas, and direct rail and expressway links to Addis Ababa. In August, the African Development Bank (AfDB) agreed to act as lead arranger to mobilize nearly $8 billion, including $500 million of its own financing, pending board approval. The project aligns with Ethiopian Airlines’ 2035 strategy, focused on expanding its network, infrastructure, and workforce, and supports AfDB’s regional integration goals.

የገንዘብ ሚኒስቴር ከ2018 የበጀት ዓመት ጀምሮ በነዳጅ ምርቶች ላይ አጠቃላይ 30 በመቶ ግብር ሙሉ በሙሉ ተግባራዊ እንደሚያደርግ ማረጋገጡ ተሰማ። ይህ አዲስ ግብር 15 በመቶ የተጨማሪ እሴት ታክስ (VAT) እና 15 በመቶ የኤክሳይዝ ቀረጥን የሚያካትት መሆኑን ሚኒስቴሩ ገልጿል። ይህ እርምጃ በአገሪቱ የፋይናንስ ፖሊሲ ላይ ከፍተኛ ለውጥ የሚያመጣ መሆኑና የሀገር በቀል ኢኮኖሚ ማሻሻያ አጀንዳ አንዱ አካል እንደሆነ ተመላክቷል። ሚኒስትሩ ባለፈው ሳምንት መጨረሻ ላይ ባቀረቡት አጠቃላይ የዜጎች በጀት ዉስጥ ፣ በተያዘው በጀት ዓመት ተግባራዊ የሚደረጉ የግብር አይነቶችን በዝርዝር አስቀምጠዋል። በዚህ መሰረት፣ ከነዳጅ ላይ ከሚጣለው አጠቃላይ 30% የኤክሳይዝ ታክስ እና የተጨማሪ እሴት ታክስ በተጨማሪ፣ የንብረት ታክስ ይገኙበታል። እንዲሁም አማራጭ አነስተኛ ታክስ እና የቅድመ ግብር ክፍያ በተመሳሳይ መልኩ በ2018 በጀት ዓመት ተግባራዊ ለማድረግ መታቀዱን ለመረዳት ተችሏል።