Addis Ababa walking Tour 2025 , Ethiopia: Around Sholla Market

In this video I am walking around Shola . the final destination is around Shola Market , Addis Ababa .

When federal government institutions were told to update their service payment systems, it was said that they showed no interest in doing so.

We have also heard that there are officials who consider signing checks and letters as a significant authority.

The Ministry of Finance told us that when institutions are asked to update their payment systems, they prefer to stick to the old methods rather than accepting the change quickly.

The Ministry of Finance stated that it is working diligently to modernize the payment systems of government institutions to reduce costs, enhance efficiency, and ensure transparency.

However, Netaru Wondwesen, the head of the Treasury and Government Accounts Department at the Ministry of Finance, informed us that there are challenges being encountered in this process.

The official explained that this #digital_system, which the government is actively working on, has many benefits.

Among the challenges faced during the implementation of the system, one is that institutions struggle to let go of the methods they were previously accustomed to.

Another issue highlighted is the lack of sufficiently trained personnel in the field, which has complicated the work.

They said that due to many institutions’ skepticism and distrust of the new payment system, even for large government-level payments, they are gradually getting used to transferring amounts like #ten_birr or a hundred birr.

Although Ethiopia legislated 15 years ago that payments in government institutions need to be modernized, it is still struggling to fully implement this today.

So, when we ask Ms. Netaru whether the infrastructure necessary to provide services in a modern way has been fully established today, she was posed the question.