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Travel, Hospitality & Leisure
On 8 November, the African Franchise Expo in Addis Ababa highlighted growing interest in hospitality, food-service and franchise investments. Naflet Hotels said it was developing...
Read storyTechnology & Digital Strategy
On 5 November, Ethio Telecom and ZTE announced Ethiopia's first pre-commercial AI-driven radio access network solution. The companies reported an 11% increase in 4G capacity and...
Read storyStartups & Venture Capital
On 4 November, Ethiopian fintech company Kifiya signed an investment agreement with the International Finance Corporation to expand its agricultural finance technology and rural...
Read storyReal Estate & Development
On 8 November, businesses participating in the African Franchise Expo in Addis Ababa discussed expansion opportunities in hospitality, retail and food services. AI-CHA Ice Cream...
Read storyMedia, Marketing & PR
On 2 November, the Ethiopian Media Authority indefinitely suspended the print and online publishing licence of The Reporter, covering its English and Amharic editions. The...
Read storyMarket Research & Analytics
On 5 November, Reuters reported that Ethiopia had revised the estimated size of its economy upward by nearly 60% to approximately $201 billion following a national accounts...
Read storyM&A & Corporate Finance
On 8 November, Ethiopia's proposed downstream petroleum acquisition by OLA Energy attracted attention as the transaction entered a reported COMESA competition review. The share...
Read storyLegal, Regulatory & Compliance
On 8 November, reports indicated that OLA Energy's proposed acquisition of TotalEnergies Marketing Ethiopia had entered a COMESA competition review process. The transaction,...
Read storyInfrastructure & Energy
On 5 November, Ethiopia and China signed a $15 million grant agreement to improve the operational reliability of the Ethio-Djibouti Railway. The funding will cover locomotive...
Read storyHuman Capital & HR
On 8 November, Ethiopia's Agricultural Transformation Institute reported plans to register up to four million farmers in a national digital database by 2028. Nearly one million...
Read storyHealthcare & Medical Tourism
On 2 November, the World Health Organization highlighted challenges facing UN agencies and humanitarian organisations in delivering life-saving medicines amid expanding insecurity...
Read storyGovernment & Public Policy
On 3 November, the National Bank of Ethiopia announced that its Monetary Policy Committee had kept the policy rate unchanged at 16% following its eighth meeting. The bank also...
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