The Addis Ababa City Administration Trade Bureau has announced that the city's newly established night trade operating system is significantly generating better economic activity by cultivating a stronger work culture. 

The city's corridor development projects are enhancing the overall benefit for residents by improving their daily movement and access to services. 

This initiative is underpinned by a key decision from the City Administration Council, which passed Regulation No. 185/2017 E.C., mandating that commercial and service-providing institutions must operate until 9:30 PM EAT(3:30 local time). 

This regulatory change is reportedly improving the economic income and enhancing the work ethic of citizens engaged in the sector.

City officials, including representatives from the Trade Bureau and the Regulation Enforcement Authority, recently toured the capital to observe the night trade and service delivery process. 

Semegnew Teshome, Deputy Head of the Trade Regulatory Sector at the Addis Ababa Trade Bureau, confirmed that a supportive infrastructure environment has been created to formalize the night trade operating systems. "The City Council's regulation on night trade and services reflects a growing service culture that is befitting the capital's status as a diplomatic center,"Semegnew stated. He added that the night trade culture, spurred by the corridor development, is modernizing the trade system and fostering an economic activity that can serve as a successful model.

Tsegaye Debelee, Deputy Head of the Trade Bureau, emphasized that the opportunity created by the corridor development is increasing benefits for both service providers and customers. He noted that continuous monitoring and support are in place to ensure compliance with the night trade and service regulation. 

Kefyalew Tadesse, Deputy General Manager of the Regulation Enforcement Authority, highlighted that the new system has injected economic vitalityinto the capital. He added that integrated support and monitoring, in collaboration with security forces, is being carried out down to the block level to streamline trade and services. 

Traders have shared their positive experiences with the Ethiopian News Agency (ENA). Aster Yitayew noted that the corridor development has given a unique aesthetic to night-service shops, improving the community's overall shopping culture, and Abdurazak Nur-Hussein affirmed that the implemented night trade system, following the corridor development, is increasing their economic benefit.