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Singapore business delegation eyes prospects in Ethiopia
By Eskedar Kifle A Singapore business delegation visited Ethiopia with the aim of assessing investment opportunities in the country. At a press conference held on Tuesday, the business...
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Manufacturing Sector Seeks Boost in New Institutions
By YETNEBERK TADELE Addis Fortune source: http://addisfortune.net/articles/manufacturing-sector-seeks-boost-in-new-institutions/ Country hopes training workers will bridge gap between target and...
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USAID Launches Project to Support Wheat Processing
By Yetneberk Tadele Fortune Staff Writer Speaking at the launching of the program, Jason D. Fraser, deputy mission director of USAID Ethiopia, left, Gary Robbins, chief officer of Economic Growth...
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Youth unemployment: lessons from Ethiopia
A young man uses a sewing machine during vocational training for street children in Ethiopia. Photo: Panos/Robin Hammond By: Andualem Sisay, in Addis Ababa In Hawassa City in southern Ethiopia, 250...
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Germans Helping Their Ethiopian Friends In Many Different Ways
Ethiopia Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit logo GIZ has been working in Ethiopia on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) since...
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Kaizen Initiatives at the Ethiopian Wonji Sugar Manufacturing Company
By Asayehgn Desta, Ph.D. Sarlo Distinguished Professor of Sustainable Economic Development Dominican University of California Tigrai Online – June 04, 2013 Introduction Faced with emerging global...
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Planting seeds of profit in Ethiopia
ROSES HARVESTED AT THE ET HIGHLAND FLORA FARM OUTSIDE ADDIS ABABA ARRIVE NEXT DAY IN EUROPE/PHOTO©REUTERS By Elissa Jobson in Addis Ababa Government incentives have given horticulture a growth spurt....
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Sur Construction Slates Completion of Two Billion Birr Road Projects
Friday, 07 June 2013 BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER Sur Construction Private Limited Company has revealed that it plans to finish and hand over 2.07 billion birr (around 110 million US dollars)...
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10 June 2013 Ethiopia Developmental News Round Up
ERA Contracted Chinese Companies for Road Upgrade Project Written by Meraf Leykun Monday, 10 June 2013 Ethiopian Roads Authority last week signed agreement with two Chinese construction companies to...
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Egyptians invest $50m in Ethiopia amid escalating tensions
Three Egyptian projects worth $50m will be launched in Ethiopia’s first industrial zone over the next month in an attempt to strengthen Egyptian-Ethiopian ties, according to the head of the Badr...
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Ethiopia: A lot of hot air over gas
Part of Ethiopia’s geology resembles the oil and gas fields of the Middle East and, indeed, natural gas fields were first discovered as far back as 1972. Despite the fact that commercially viable...
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World Trade What It Takes for Ethiopia to Join?
Fortune: After conducting three rounds of negotiations for its accession to the WTO, Ethiopia is preparing to submit its service offers to members of the WTO. Are you hoping that the accession process...
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United States assist Ethiopia’s urban emergency response programme
The United States Government, through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), signed a partnership agreement on November 13 to improve urban emergency preparedness and...
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17 January 2014 News Briefs
. Authority signs road project contract agreements . The Ethiopian Road Authority (ERA) signed 6.5 billion birr three road project contract agreements with China Communications Construction Company...
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18 January 2014 News Round Up
. Land bill endorsed after record debate . The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR), on Thursday, finally endorsed the land bill, almost eight months after it was first presented to the House. The...
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Economic development: The good news from Ethiopia, and what might make it...
Organisation: Department for International Development Delivered on: 12 December 2013 (Transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered) Page history: Published 10 January 2014 Policy:Helping...
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20 January 2014 News Briefs
. ‘Trade barriers hinder growth of African economies’ . The Director of the Ethiopia Investment Agency, Mr Aklilo Kedebe, has attributed the slow pace of the African economy to the trade barriers...
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Myths of Expediency
- The Ethiopian Shipping & Logistics Services Enterprise (ESLSE) has increased its freight carrying capacity at least threefold - By Girma Feyisa One way of improving the foreign exchange earnings...
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22 January 2014 News Round Up
. ERCA set to reduce income tax . The Ethiopian Revenue and Customs Authority (ERCA) is going to revise the current income tax proclamation by next year. Girma Taffese, director of inland taxes at...
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Gambella, Benshangul-Gumuz commune programme target met: Ministry
Over the last four years, each household had got three to five hectares of land for farming and irrigation. They as well could plough mainly in rain-fed area as much as they can “The image tainting...
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