Legal Updates

Comprehensive Guide to Trademark Registration and Protection in Ethiopia by DABLO Law Firm LLP

DABLO Law Firm LLP is pleased to present a comprehensive guide on trademark registration and protection in Ethiopia. This guide is designed to assist...

Ethiopia’s Draft Real Estate Proclamation: Development, Marketing, and Valuation Overview

Overview of Ethiopia’s Draft Real Estate Development and Real Property Marketing and Valuation Proclamation

Key Provisions and Implications of Ethiopia’s IT Products Security Clearance Proclamation 

The Information Technology Products Security Clearance and Control Proclamation No. 1310/2023 (hereinafter, the “Proclamation”) was necessitated for the protection of Ethiopia’s information technology infrastructure...

Opening the Doors to Foreign Banks: Ethiopia’s Financial Sector Liberalization

In recent years, Ethiopia has undertaken a significant policy shift in its approach to foreign direct investment by opening sectors that were previously exclusively...

Legal Update on Foreign Exchange Directive (FXD/01/2024)

Ethiopia has embarked on a new era of economic policy, marked by currency devaluation and a significant revamp of the foreign currency exchange regime....

Ethiopia National Bank New Directive: Banking Buisnsess Investment activities

The National Bank of Ethiopia has introduced Directive No. SBB/92/2024, which serves to regulate the investment activities of banks within the country. This directive is...

Issues in Real Estate Pre-Sale Agreements in Ethiopia

Continuing our series on real estate, DABLO tackles a growing concern: problems with pre-sale agreements. As you may recall, our previous article explored the...
Directive No. 1004/2024

Overview of the Ministry of Finance’s New Excise Stamp Management Directive (Directive No. 1004/2024)

The Ministry of Finance (“MoF”), with its set vision of having a systematized excise assurance mechanism in the way of digital and physical stamps,...

Highlights on the Forest Development, Protection, and Utilization Regulation No. 544/2024

In a seamlessly apparent manner, Ethiopia enhanced its pursuit of setting up measures to safeguard its forestry throughout its utilization by enacting an enforcement...
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