#Merkato Mulugeta Abera, a coffee retailer, encapsulates the struggles of Merkato’s traders who are bogged down by a taxing environment. Recent reforms have seen his VAT jump from 1,000 Br to a whopping 13,000 Br.
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#Merkato experienced an unusual hush. Once bustling with trading activities, the market now sees merchants seated outside their stores, face masks of unease.
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#Merkato Some parts of Merkato have fallen uncharacteristically silent, contrary to its typical bustle of traders, shoppers, and hawkers vying for business across its sprawling two-square-kilometre expanse.
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In Merkato's Menyalesh Tera, an Isuzu truck briefly pauses as a towering pile of goods is loaded for its next journey. #Merkato #BusyStreets #StreetMarket
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In Merkato's Menyalesh Tera, an Isuzu truck briefly pauses as a towering pile of goods is loaded for its next journey. #Merkato #BusyStreets #StreetMarket
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