On 28 February 2026, a joint US and Israeli campaign against Iran triggered the restriction of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, the chokepoint for roughly 20% of global oil flows. Within five months, the consequences were visible in Ethiopian pump prices, the federal budget, and the CPI. Our new report traces that transmission from the Gulf to Addis Ababa, and sets out what it implies for policy. The global shock Brent crude rose 45% between February and March 2026, ave

Ethiopia’s economic liberalization efforts under the Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda (HGER) 2.0 represent a pivotal step in its...

GCA due diligence and valuation framework- designed to bolster investor confidence and invigorate Ethiopia's entrepreneurial landscape

In an era where African economies are increasingly grappling with the complexities of debt sustainability, Ethiopia's fiscal narrative...

The draft Ethiopia's Public Offering and Trading of Securities Directive, recently introduced by the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority...

Recently, the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and the Institute for Peace and Security Studies (IPSS) hosted a Breakfast Meeting to...

In an unexpected strategic gambit, Ethiopia has declared its aim to join the BRICS coalition - an influential alliance comprising Brazil,...

Diagram: Entrepreneurial State Vs Developmental State

The Ethiopian government must urgently address the overvalued currency and negative real interest rates as the central pillars of its...

Ethiopia, like many developing countries, has a vibrant and growing micro, small, and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. MSMEs are an...