The latest verified business developments from Ethiopia. ATN explains what changed, why it matters and what to watch next.
According to Kana News, Ethiopia Scales Up Subsidized Health Coverage in Bid to Shield Working Class from Medical Shocks By slashing premiums for small taxpayers and formalizing traditional community safety nets, the capital’s expanding insurance scheme is building a macroeconomic shield for millions of low-income…
According to Capital Ethiopia, Ethiopia’s economic reform agenda has entered its most consequential phase, but a persistent gap between policy ambition and implementation threatens to erode public confidence and delay the promised dividends of a…
According to Capital Ethiopia, Ethiopian animation project Sunday Morning has won two awards at the 2026 Durban FilmMart, securing a production grant and an opportunity to participate in an international animation industry event. Produced by Nahom Abiy and…
According to Capital Ethiopia, Education stakeholders are calling for a review of Ethiopia’s university admission requirements, arguing that the minimum passing score in the Grade 12 national examination may be limiting access to higher education for students…
According to Shega, Dangote’s refinery reported $1.82 billion in profit after tax in the first half of 2026, following losses in 2024 and 2025. The company is now seeking capital to help fund a $14.3 billion expansion that would lift refining capacity to 1.4…
According to Capital Ethiopia, Oromia Bank reported pre-tax profit of 3.82 billion birr for fiscal 2025/26, up 49% from a year earlier, based on figures presented at its October 10 shareholder meeting and reported by Ethiopian Business Review and Capital…
According to Capital Ethiopia, The World Bank lifted its 2026 growth outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa to 4.3%, up 0.3 percentage point from its April forecast, and identified Ethiopia among economies with upgraded projections. The 4.3% figure applies to the…
According to The Reporter Ethiopia, Regulation No. 590/2026 permits Ethiopia’s Ministry of Finance to issue capped compensation commitments for designated strategic projects, subject to risk assessment and disclosure requirements.
According to The Reporter Ethiopia — Business, The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is planning a comprehensive review and amendment of the country’s tax framework to eliminate financial distortions and overlapping tax liabilities that currently hinder…
