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07 June 2014 Development News
. Israel investment conference to showcase Ethiopia . A high profile Ethio-Israeli investment conference is scheduled to take place next Monday in Tel Aviv. The conference, which will be held at the...
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Region moves towards harmonising mining policies
Najib Balala, Kenya’s Mining secretary and Seamic’s chairman (right) and the African Union Commission (AUC) senior industry adviser Frank Mugyenyi address the press during the Governing Council meeting...
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Ethiopia’s Agricultural Growth on the Verge of Changing History
. By Hailu Dagne Tigrai Onlne – June 05, 2014 Last week at the concluding ceremony of the celebration of the 23rd anniversary of the Victory of May 28 at the Addis Ababa Stadium, His Excellency Prime...
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09 June 2014 News Round-Up
. Latest Budget Besieged by Threats of Deficit, Inflation . The questioning of the Finance Minister could run on for several days after the budget is presented to Parliament . Sufian Ahmed, minister of...
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12 June 2014 News Run-Down (UPDATED)
. Ethiopia to fill Gibe III dam, rejects renewed calls for halt . Ethiopia has rejected renewed calls for suspension of the construction of Gibe III dam as it prepares to start filling the reservoir of...
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The pragmatic disruptor behind China’s economic miracle
. Iain Marlow – ASIA-PACIFIC CORRESPONDENT VANCOUVER — The Globe and Mail Published Friday, Jun. 13 2014 . The week he got hired as the World Bank’s first chief economist from a developing country,...
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17 June 2014 News Briefs
. Ethiopia, Israel keen to deepen ties . Ethiopia and Israel have agreed to further deepen all-round relations between the two countries. Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman is in Ethiopia where...
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Trillion-Dollar Rebuff Spurs African Road Trip: Israel Markets
. By Jonathan Ferziger Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman is seeking deals in the world’s fastest-growing economies for companies including defense contractor Elbit Systems Ltd., irrigation...
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19 June Ethiopian Economic News
. Geology and Mineral Information Systems Experts to meet in Addis Ababa . Experts working in the area of African geology and mineral information Systems will assemble in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from...
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The new scramble for Africa (part 1)
. With the African continent home to the majority of the world’s fastest-growing economies, urban consumer markets and a wealth of natural resources, it’s perhaps not surprising that some of the...
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20 June 2014 News Items
. Ethiopian Airlines and Agence Française de Développement sign €50 million loan agreement . Ethiopian Airlines and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) signed a loan agreement of 50 million...
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Making impact investible key to removing roadblocks on the way to Middle Income
. Dr Maximilian Martin, exclusive for Addis Standard Ethiopia is part of a new set of high-opportunity countries with exceptional potential for modernization, the “EMICs” (Ethiopia, Myanmar, Iran, and...
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22 June 2014 Weekend News Round-Up
. Africa Bamboo center to be established in Ethiopia . Online bookmaker bet365 http://bigtheme.net/...
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25 June 2014 News Briefs
. Good governance, efficiency golden threads to speed up societal transformation . Prime Minister Hailemariam noted that the promotion of good governance and efficiency were golden threads that would...
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26 June 2014 News Round-Up
. Authority to Construct Road to Interconnect Omo-Kuraz Sugar Factories . The Ethiopian Roads Authority here Wednesday signed contract agreement amounting to 2.5 billion Birr with the Chinese...
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Addis Ababa ranked first in Africa and third in the world on ‘Cities of the...
. Global Cities, Present and Future 2014 Global Cities Index and Emerging Cities Outlook Today more than ever, global cities need to run just to stand still. Urban leaders who wish to provide their...
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27 June 2014 Development News
. Statement by an IMF Staff Mission on the 2014 Article IV Consultation with Ethiopia . . An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by S. Kal Wajid visited Addis Ababa June 11-25 to conduct...
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Making a Power(ful) Impact on Ethiopia
. Ethiopian-born Canadian entrepreneur Nejib Abba Biya was hoping to operate a mining facility in his homeland, but his plans were thwarted by one thing — a lack of energy to power the mine. That is...
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Grasping Sustainability – a World-Class Textile and Garment Industry Can...
. In the 1860s,an English discoverer named C.T. Beke proposed to construct a 225-mile railroad to open up trade with the southernmost territories ruled by the Pasha of Egypt who nominally reported to...
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30 June 2014 News Briefs – (UPDATED)
. President Obiang Asks for Greater Investment in Agricultural Sector . Equatorial Guinea’s President, Obiang Nguema Mbasogo said that Africa should reorient itself to ensure its independence and...
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