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Central Bank Eliminates Two Directors from Nile Insurance

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has shaken executives at Nile Insurance S.C., rejecting two of the seven elected members of the board of directors it was requested to approve. A letter signed by Wondwossen Etefa, head of Insurance Supervision Department at the central bank, and sent to Nile last week eliminated Worku Megra and Michael Seyoum from membership of the board.

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Abdulaziz Mohammed, from Dire Dawa to Head of Kuma’s Office

The EPRDF has appointed former Mayor of the Provisional Administration of Dire Dawa, Abdulaziz Mohammed, as head of Mayor Kuma Demeksa’s office.

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City Agencies Request More than Double of Proposed Budget

The four major infrastructure development institutes of the Addis Abeba City Administration have jointly requested a nine billion Birr budget, more than double the 3.9 billion Br the Caretaker government proposed for the entire city government machineries for the coming fiscal year.

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Agenda    

As global prices hit the roof, Ethiopia has not been left unscathed.

 
   

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Editor's Note  

Last week was a moment of optimism for analysts in the US, with the expectation

 
   

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Economic Commentary  

Reduced public expenditure does not necessarily result in a decline in inflation, despite what some politicians might think. Haftamu Tafare believes that concern should focus instead on shifting away from national dependency

   

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Opinion  

While the incredible growth of China in the last few decades has shown that democracy is not a prerequisite for a successful market based economic system, there are, however, certain fundamental prerequisites for the development of a viable market system, which must be adhered to regardless of the political framework.

   

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VERBATIM    
 

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Just like a common greeting people do, we ask each other about the level of water in the dams every time we meet,

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Alemayehu Tegenu, minister of Mines and Energy (MoME), told Parliament when presenting a 10-month report from his ministry on Tuesday, June 17, 2008. He is referring to interactions with colleagues at the MoME.

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Interview With Samia Zekeria

 

In view of the ever increasing cost of living that has negatively affected the majority of Ethiopians, Omer Redi, Fortune staff writer interviewed Samia Zekeria, director general of the Central Statistical Agency, to bring to the spotlight the agency’s assessment  ... Read More

The Inconvenient Truth

 

Drought seems to have, once again, reared its ugly head. Many children are reported to be affected by malnutrition as a result of this drought; some have even died, despite denials to the contrary. Tesfalem Waldyes, Special to Fortune, visited parts of the ... Read More

 
 
View Point

Driven by Africa's ancient philosophy of 'each-one-teach-one', the youth that missed school while busy in the struggle are now at a loss on how they can fit into a market economy.

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Life Matters
 

In one’s personal life, or even in the realm of business, services and public administration, ....

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View From Arada
 

May be it is because of the way we are brought up that we are not used to keeping pet animals.

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