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Analysis: The Rise of Abiy Ahmed and the Janus-Faced Nature of “Abiymania”
Messay Kebede, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, September 14/2018 – Ethiopians have obviously a manifest difficulty in understanding rationally both the rise of Dr. Abiy Ahmed to premiership and his implementation of far-reaching changes. Here is a man who comes from the ranks of the coalition of political parties known …
Economic commentary: What Ethiopians need is mobility, not automobility. A rejoinder on punitive import tax for cars
Mulugeta Getu Sisay, For Addis Standard Addis Abeba, August 24/2018 -I recently read an article by Ayele Gelan (PhD), who authored an excellent but also provocative economic commentary which was published on Addis Standard last month. I could not resist my impulses and decided to write my perspective on …
Economic commentary: Punitive import tax on cars deprive Ethiopians a driving seat, undeservedly, and hurt the country
Ayele Gelan, (PhD), special to Addis Standard Addis Abeba, August 09/2018 – A provocative question was posed to PM Abiy Ahmed at one of the public meetings during his recent visit to the USA. From the way PM Abiy replied, I guess the question was related to possibility of granting …
