Authorities are collecting a 3% social welfare levy on imported goods.   It was back in August 2022 that a new social welfare levy was introduced by the government through the Social Welfare Levy on Imported Goods Regulation No. 519/2022. With a 3% rate, the social welfare levy applies to all goods imported into Ethiopia...Read More

E-Commerce as Trade Category E-Commerce companies can now register as an “Electronic Platform Operator” (Code 85125) or as an “Electronics Intra Platform Operator” (Code 85126). The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MInT), along with the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration, has classified e-commerce as a trading category. It was back in October 2022 that...Read More

The Federal Supreme Court Issued Directive No. 17/2023 on Cassation Bench Appeal Procedures PDF Version Available Here On April 12, 2023, the Federal Supreme Court of Ethiopia issued a new directive (የፌዴራል ጠቅላይ ፍርድ ቤት የሰበር ሥነ-ሥርዓት መመሪያ ቁጥር 17/2015) on the procedures for entertaining appeals before the court’s Cassation Bench. The Directive provides different...Read More

Draft Mining Proclamation Tabled to the House of Peoples’ Representatives The 19th regular meeting of the Council of Ministers, with consensus, resolved to refer the draft mining proclamation to the House of Peoples’ Representatives on April 10, 2023. The new bill, when enacted, will repeal the Mining Operations Proclamation No. 678/2010 which has been operational...Read More

The Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund Becomes Operational After being established in accordance with the Council of Ministers Regulation No. 482/2021, the Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund becomes operational upon the appointment of Ato Merga Wakweya as the CEO of the Fund by the Prime Minister as of April 7, 2023. What is the Ethiopian Deposit Insurance...Read More

We are pleased to announce that DABLO is restructured as DABLO Law Firm LLP as of 27 February 2023 according to the Federal Advocacy Service Licensing and Administration Proclamation No. 1249/2021.DABLO, as a law office, was established by its current General Manager, Dawit Kidane, and its current Deputy General Managers, Addisu Hailegebriel and Bruk Geremew,...Read More