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Ethiopia offers countless opportunities
. In business, location is everything. When looking for opportunities to invest in sub-Saharan Africa, there are few better places than Ethiopia. The country enjoys a unique location at the crossroads...
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Ethiopian Soil Information System (EthioSIS)
So far… . What are the origins of the EthioSIS project? Low productivity in Ethiopia’s agriculture sector is caused in part by a range of factors related to poor soil conditions: Severe land...
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17 March 2015 News Round-Up
. Ethiopia: Oil marketer plans $5 bn refinery construction . Ethiopia’s leading private oil marketer plans to build a $5 billion refinery within ten years to meet the growing demand for refined...
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19 March 2014 Economic News (UPDATED)
. Ethio Telecom’s 4G network to launch on Saturday . Addis Ababa, 19 March 2015 - Officials at the state monopoly Ethio Telecom have announced that the country’s much awaited 4G network is set to be...
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Why AGOA should be extended for 15 years: An Ethiopian case study
. Witney Schneidman | March 19, 2015 It is frequently said that investing in Africa is not for the faint-hearted. It is less well appreciated that entering the U.S. market is not for the faint-hearted...
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24 March 2015 News Round-Up
. Ethiopia’s leap toward solar energy . Addis Ababa: March 24, 2015 – . Small steps can be much larger than they seem, some steps forward become great leaps. Ethiopia, a vibrantly growing economy...
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Ethiopia – A land of promises!
Not many consider Ethiopia an attractive proposition for Indian exporters. Here’s a fact that could change your perception – over 8% of Ethiopia’s total imports from the world comes from India, and yet...
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Banks prepare for capital markets surge
Dealmakers are still circling in African markets in preparation for a strong year of corporate and sovereign activity on debt and equity markets. Abidjan is a city rising back to its former glory....
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02 April 2015 News Round-Up (UPDATED)
. Free markets, deadly competition and an Ethiopian choice . By Merkeb Negash Senior researcher, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ethiopia . . Developmental states reject the free-market model of...
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News or Noise Special Report: Adam Smith’s Ideas … Alive and Well in Ethiopia
by David Fisher posted on April 02, 2015 Three members of the SignatureFD team recently journeyed to Ethiopia with several clients. The objective was to complete “boots on the ground” due diligence on...
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Allana Potash Enters Into Arrangement Agreement With ICL
The perches in the flow chart above indicate, top to bottom, ICL, Allana executives, large and recent shareholders, and lastly long term shareholders . The big winners are ICL, Allana management, and...
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04 April 2015 News Round-Up (UPDATED)
. Israel Chemicals to build three fertilizer factories in Ethiopia . I’m especially fond of this part… According to Avramovitz, in addition to potash ICL is conducting investigatons on additional...
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07 April Ethiopian Economic News
. Ethiopia to revise law on biotechnology . Addis Ababa, 7 April 2015 – The previous law, which is currently under revision and due to be approved soon, was a bit prohibitive and it did not contain a...
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13 April 2015 Business News Briefs
. IFC Supports Rural Employment in Ethiopia with Investment in Afriflora In Washington DC: Elizabeth Price Phone: (202) 458-0387 E-mail: eprice@ifc.org In Nairobi: Neha Sud Phone: +254 202937403...
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Africa’s Next Hegemon
Behind Ethiopia’s Power Plays By Harry Verhoeven . HARRY VERHOEVEN is Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Oxford. April 12, 2015 . Construction workers in a section of Ethiopia’s Grand...
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15 April 2015 Ethiopian Development News Briefs
. Disease Detection Gets A Boost With Plans For A CDC In Africa . Jim Burress – April 14, 2015 . Secretary of State John Kerry and African Union Commission Chairperson Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma signed...
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18 April 2015 News Round-Up
. Government drafts cement industry development strategy . . 18 April 2015 Written by Kaleyesus Bekele . The Ministry of Industry is drafting a national cement industry development strategy that will...
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TEXTILE PUZZLE
. In GTP I, the government had planned to generate one billion dollars from textile exports. However, it has earned 427 million dollars in the entire GTP I period, including three quarters of this...
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27 April 2015 Economic News Round-Up
. ERCA Raises 96pc Planned Revenue, Addis Abeba’s Revenue Lower . In its nine month report for the current fiscal year, ERCA reports resounding success with Addis Abeba falling short by over 26pc ....
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29 April 2015 Business News Briefs
. Addis Metro to commence en mass test rides on Monday . Addis Ababa: April 29, 2015 – . Addis Ababa Light Railway Project will commence transporting commuters on mass next week. . The Ethiopian...
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