Legal Insight

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...

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...

VAT Exemptions Revised in Ethiopia by the Ministry of Finance

A new directive has been issued by the Ministry of Finance, giving a new direction on the treatment of items exempt from Value Added...

Breaking down the Addis Ababa City New Residential Housing Rent Control and Administration Directive

The Addis Ababa City Administration has issued a directive (Directive No. 7/2024) governing the administration and supervision of the rental of residential houses in...

Draft Banking Proclamation Allows Foreign Participation in Ethiopia

Major changes are coming to the Ethiopian banking sector as the Council of Ministers approved a draft banking proclamation in its 35th ordinary meeting...
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