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26 Sept 2014 News Round-Up
. Prime Minister Hailemariam holds talks with President Obama . . Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn and President Barack Obama held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 69th Session of the UN...
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01 October 2014 Economic News (UPDATED)
. Ethiopia seeks Turkish government support for railway fund . By Beyene Geda . Ethiopia has requested support from the Turkish government to press for the release of a $700 million loan that the...
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Virtual warehouse allows farmers timely access to inputs
Written by Julius Omondi for Farmbizafrica A virtual warehouse is assisting agro input companies conveniently reach farmers saving them cost and time at a time when delayed farmer access to farming...
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06 October 2014 Economic News
. Ethiopia to issue international bond . Ethiopia announced its plan to issue international bond at the end of this year, the first of its kind move by the country to join the international capital...
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The new scramble for Africa (part 2)
. Note: This article does not necessarily express the opinion of this blogger, although some points I believe are worthy of consideration, and I think China, the US, India, Turkey, the Middle East and...
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Recent expansion of Africa’s agricultural trade bodes well for food security,...
Africa’s share of world agricultural trade has increased in recent years after decades of decline, and trade among African countries has been on the rise. Both trends have boosted Africans’ ability to...
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08 October 2014 News Round-Up
. Africa keeps it interesting for Bayer business development boss . “There are so many more interesting things to tell when coming back from the bush in Côte d’Ivoire or Tanzania or Ethiopia, than...
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Enhancing the contribution of the mining sector
Panelists of the Ethiopian Extractive Industries Forum (pictured, above) . By Kaleyesus Bekele Ethiopia is not much known in the mining world. Except for the small-scale gold, tantalum and gemstones...
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14 october 2014 weekly business news round-up
. Cotton shortage hampers Textile sector earning . Ethiopia had hoped to generate USD 350 million from textiles and garments last year. However the nation’s efforts were hampered from the low supply of...
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17 October 2014 News Briefs
. Ethiopia-to-Djibouti Rail to Be Complete in a Year, PM Says . By William Davison Oct 17, 2014 . An electrified rail link from Ethiopia’s capital along its main trade route to neighboring Djibouti...
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Ethiopia – Doing it the Japanese way
. The Japanese workplace philosophy of Kaizen is sweeping all before it in factories and workshops in Ethiopia. The philosophy, developed by Japan after World War II to make the most of meagre...
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Pee or get off the potash Ethiopia!
. Any available opinion regarding Ethiopia’s further economic trajectory starts and ends on the official line, but what is the passive observer to make of what is offered before them? The failure of...
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Yara finalizes USD 100 million potash exploration project
. Yara finalizes USD 100 million potash exploration project Yara Dallol BV, a subsidiary of Yara International, is finalizing a potash exploration project in the Afar Regional State with an outlay of...
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Less than 1% of the planned 2300 km train projects completed – GK
. Four and half years ago, the ruling party EPRDF unveiled , the then impressive 5 year Grand Transformation Plan. In this plan, in 5 corridors, as phase 1, five big railway projects were listed and...
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21 October 2014 News Round-Up
. Moon, Kim to Visit Ethiopia . Jim Yong Kim (PhD), president of the World Bank Ban Ki Moon, secretary general of the United Nations . Two most notable international personalities are due to visit...
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Ethiopia’s ‘African tiger’ leaps towards middle income
. - Progress has been remarkable since 1984’s ‘biblical famine’, but inequality, ethnic tension and civil rights issues need to be addressed People wait for a bus in Addis Ababa. The government has...
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Addis Ababa’s monorail project keeps Ethiopia on track for transformation
- Although there will be shortfalls in the country’s infrastructure programme, the railway will be an impressive achievement . William Davison in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa’s $475m light railway...
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23 October 2014 News Briefs
. Tripartite Free Trade Area within Sight . COMESA is in the final stages of preparations for the Tripartite Summit, which is scheduled to take place on 19 – 20 December 2014. The summit is expected to...
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South Boulder Mines testing produces commercial-grade potassium sulphate from...
Metallurgical testing has produced commercial-grade potassium sulphate (SOP) and a simple, high-yield SOP processing path at Colluli. South Boulder Mines (ASX: STB) has revealed that commercial-grade...
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27 October 2014 Development News Round-Up
. RLPC-Ethiopian Government signs $865 mln railway financing . . Oct 27 (Reuters) – The Ethiopian government has closed a $865 million financing package that funds the development of some of the...
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