Viewpoint

Research shows that a strengthening US dollar hurts emerging markets disproportionately, with economic output shrinking up to 1.9 percent after a 10 percetn appreciation, though flexible exchange rates, anchored inflation expectations, global safety nets and capital controls can help mitigate spillovers for vulnerable economies.

As global challenges multiply, international cooperation remains key to getting all countries back on a path to stability and prosperity. The G20 has a critical part to play by ensuring the IMF has the resources and representation needed.

Though there is some criticism of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), it undeniably played an important role in Ethiopia's railway history. When the...

Speaking to the Financial Times at the June 22-23 Summit for a New Global Financing Pact in Paris, Kenyan President William Ruto called for the establishment of a “global green...

Digital health has emerged as a transformative force in the healthcare industry worldwide, and Ethiopia is no exception. With advancements in technology and increasing...

When it was established during the Obama administration, the President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa—or its acronym PAC-DBIA—was an important initiative, and...

Ethiopia has set out an ambitious goal of attaining universal access to electricity by 2024. The country has invested heavily in the energy sector...

The science of economics has always been a mystery for the layman, but the strange thing is that it has never been an unambiguous...

Decarbonization at a global level is happening and will be stepped up as the impacts of climate and weather extremes threaten social and economic...

On Monday, April 24, 2023, all 153 gas stations in Addis Ababa started implementing Digital Fuel Transaction, meaning that all payments now need to...