1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (426+ words) Capital Newspaper Regional implementation failures turn new compensation proclamation into new bottleneck Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) has revealed that ongoing and planned energy projects are facing severe operational bottlenecks due to complex compensation disputes. According to the state-owned utility, systemic…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (609+ words) Ray Dalio’s ‘How Countries Go Broke: The Big Cycle’ is not a book about one country, one government or one moment of bad policy. It is a warning about a recurring economic pattern: countries become vulnerable when debt rises faster…...

2+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (289+ words) The Ad Hoc Committee of Bondholders has launched a blistering critique against the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Official Creditors Committee (OCC), accusing them of relying on “grossly flawed” economic projections that forced Ethiopia into an unnecessary, two-and-a-half-year sovereign…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (910+ words) Anchoring inflation expectations in Ethiopia is a fantasy, and here’s why Capitalethiopia Anchoring inflation expectations in Ethiopia is a fantasy, and here’s why Just about three weeks ago, the IMF issued a press release to announce the conclusion of the…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (467+ words) Institutions such as the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) and policymakers including the finance minister play a decisive role in shaping how credit is allocated across the economy. Lending policies are not merely technical tools they reflect national priorities, whether…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago   (752+ words) Capital Newspaper Few ideas have cast as long and troubling a shadow over economic thinking as Social Darwinism. Emerging in the late nineteenth century, Social Darwinism applied the language of biological evolution particularly the notion of “survival of the fittest…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (906+ words) Capital Newspaper When Progress Pushes Small Businesses Out In cities across the world, there’s a familiar narrative unfolding: beloved corner shops, family-run cafes, and long-standing local boutiques are vanishing, replaced by sleek high-rises, franchised chains, or tech-driven conveniences. While urban…...

8+ mon, 2+ week ago   (674+ words) Steady GDP Growth Amid Serious Instability: Why the Numbers Don’t Tell the Full Story In an era of volatility, geopolitical conflict, climate shocks, supply-chain disruptions, rapid technological change, and political polarization, headlines announcing steady GDP growth can sometimes feel surreal....

8+ mon, 2+ day ago   (689+ words) Capital Newspaper Bank Behaviour And The Case For Economic Reform Banks are among the most profitable private institutions in the economy, yet when their bets go wrong, the bill is reliably sent to the public. When banks fail, societies pay…...

8+ mon, 2+ day ago   (235+ words) A troubling incident involving the alleged assault of an Ethiopian worker by a foreign supervisor at a Hawassa factory exemplifies this conflict. While authorities condemned the incident publicly, such cases reflect deeper systemic issues that challenge Ethiopia’s commitment to an…...