Commentary
Africa’s rapid population growth and its drawbacks
Is population growth a burden or a blessing? In other words, is population growth a burden in comparison to its benefits? This is a...
HR: as a prerequisite to turn banking liberalization into opportunity
The Ethiopian government is attempting to lay the foundation for sustained economic development through reforms, which include the recent introduction of the stock market...
Clientelism, patronage vs. meritocracy in Pan-African organizations
The organization's mission, vision, and mottos can only be realized with a particular set of instruments; the African Union (AU), regional economic communities (RECs),...
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Entrance exam results: a call to caution, well-considered actions
The traumatizing results that were registered in the Ethiopian School Leaving Exam raise more questions than answers, yet most commentators, even the most discerning...
Contextualizing Mamo Mihertu’s appointment
Mamo Mihretu was named governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) last week. The appointment sparked debate...
Education management
Even though the current system of western higher education was introduced into our country by primarily outsiders, it has never been adequately suited for...
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A theoretical argument: “Africa as a Nation”
Africa, as both an idea and a symbol, has long had an ambivalent and frequently contradictory place in modern knowledge hierarchies. To understand the...
The reliability and validity of AIRCABS in the banking industry
The non-traditional bank's principal profit line is income from non-interest trading activities. In 2007-2008, US banks with a high income share from unconventional operations...
What role does Africa play in a multipolar world?
Since the Transatlantic War, the world has seen the rise of bipolarity. The conflict between the United States and the Soviet Union flared up...
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Rescuing economic growth in highly indebted developing countries
This year may prove devastating for the developing world, as more and more countries find themselves engulfed in debt crises. Several (Lebanon, Sri Lanka,...