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Central Bank to Order New Notes Worth 52b Br

A committee of five under the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has accepted offers from three European companies last week, in response to its desire to print Birr notes, disclosed sources.

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DBE Guarantees Credit of 350ml Br for Cotton Growers

Cotton growers are soon to gain access to a portion of up to 350 million Br credit made available by the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and the Construction and Business Bank (CBB) for the harvest season that starts in two weeks.

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PM Wants Less Capital for New Corporation than Proposed

The Council of Ministers is soon to pass a directive that will establish yet another mega corporation in the state domain: The Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics S.C., sources disclosed to Fortune.

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Quick Drying Cement on the Way to Gibe III

The first shipment of 10,000tn of slag-cement mixed with fly ash out of 150,000tn to be used for the foundation work of Gibe III dam bought at a cost of around 12.3 million dollars from Italy is to arrive by the end of this month.

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CBO Board to Recommend 27pc in Earning Per Share

The board of Cooperative Bank of Oromia (CBO) is to recommend 16.5 million Br out of the 35. 6 million Br net profit, after tax and deduction for legal reserves for the just ended fiscal year [unaudited] to be paid in dividends. This will mean a 27.o5pc in Earnings Per Share (EPS) to its shareholders.

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Agenda    

The enthusiasm of shop vendors and the vibrant nature of Shola Market were...

 
   

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Editor's Note  

The parallel existence of markets and states had ever been contentious.

 
   

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Administrative interpretation of the private organization employees’ social security law would open a legal debate. It would even be risky in the implementation process, ...

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Opinion  

Not good at remembering things, especially detailed ones, I would always grapple with myself to write about the past. Not this year, though.

   

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"We think that it is a Superb result"

Yilma Berta (Phd.), coach for the Ethiopian national athletics team, said this in speaking about the result that the team achieved at the 13th  world athletics championship, held in Daegu, South Korea, between August 24 and September 4, 2011. The national team brought home one gold and four bronze medals, which sport devotees claim is disappointing. Yilma made the comment in an interview with Addis Zemen, on August 8, 2011.      

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN

With the coming to an end tomorrow, September 12, 2011, of the current Ethiopian year, reflecting on the state of affairs of the nation is warranted for obvious reasons. Leafing through the front pages of this newspaper - to see and re-report what has been going on in this country during the concluding year - was exciting and quiet an experience, reports AYENEW HAILESELASSIE, Special to Fortune. So much has happened here during the year, it has indeed been quiet a roller-coaster ride.Read More

 

China 101 for Developing Countries

World economic leaders need to rebalance their thinking as well as their economies. Fiscal and monetary policies have dominated, which makes sense to a degree that decisions on deficits and debt may well determine whether the global economy slides deeper into danger, or begins the long climb back.Read More

 
 
Viewpoint

The Arab Spring was a revelation to most people around the world. No one thought these enduring autocrats who governed with an iron fist would be deposed of as easily as they were.

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The Fine Line

Originally, it might not have been part of the equation. Later on though, it was perhaps a Godsend opportunity for the Revolutionary Democrats in their quest to galvanize...

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Sellers of sambusas, the deep-fried dough triangles filled with,...

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