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01 December 2013 Development News Round Up
China to pour US$1 trillion into African investments The Chinese government and state-run banks will offer loans of up to US$1 trillion to Africa until 2025 as the continent emerges as China’s newest...
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World Bank Supports Ethiopia’s Plan To Transform Education For More Than 21...
By Eurasia Review December 3, 2013 The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved major financing for Ethiopia to transform the quality of its teaching and learning for more than 21...
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03 December 2013 News Briefs (Updated)
. Ethiopia Will Seek Sovereign Credit Rating to Lure Investors By William Davison – Dec 3, 2013 Ethiopia, Africa’s fastest-growing economy over the past five years, plans to obtain a credit rating to...
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A Canada-Ethiopia Energy stakeholders Forum held in Addis Ababa
Tigrai Onlne December 03, 2013 The Canada-Ethiopia Energy Stakeholders Forum was held in Addis Ababa this week in the presence of representatives of the relevant governments and of Canadian energy...
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Planning to become regional powerhouse
Ethiopia looks to become a powerhouse of the region in renewable energy. The nation has launched the continent’s largest hydro-power and wind-farm projects in a bid to rapidly boost its generating...
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Trading freely by 2017
Members of the African Chambers of Commerce and Industry met at the Hilton for two days last week and establishing a Continental Free Trade Area (C-FTA) within the next three years was a major part...
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Ethiopia hailed as ‘African lion’ with fastest creation of millionaires
Office blocks under construction in Ethiopia‘s capital, Addis Ababa. But the reality is also many very poor neighbourhoods. (Pictured, above) Michael Buerk‘s famished Ethiopia of 1984 has become a...
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Food Subsidies Could Stall WTO Deal
Menelik Alemu, Ethiopia’s ambassador in Geneva, and Geremew Ayalew, chair of a national technical committee for WTO at the Ministry of Trade (MoT), in Bali, Indonesia, on Wednesday, December 4, 2013....
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Going Nuclear?
Tariff to increase over 300% . Entire Nation expected to have electric access by 2037 Even though EEPCo’s main focus is hydroelectricity that may change in the future. Its new 25 year plan, ratified...
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09 December 2013 Developmental News Round Up
Featherstone: G8 land deal to boost land rights in Ethiopia On Dec 09, the Governments of Ethiopia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and the Federal Republic of Germany announced...
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FACES OF Negotiation
Ethiopia enters crucial phase of WTO accession bid Geremew Ayalew, head of the National Technical Committee for the WTO, Menelik Alemu, Ethiopia’s ambassador in Geneva, Azanaw Tadesse, counsellor for...
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13 December 2013 News Round Up
. Delegates highlight rural poor financial inclusion service access Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and UN agencies- WFP, FAO and IFAD – senior officials paid a two-day visit in Ethiopia...
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14 December 2013 News Wrap
Over 150 Chinese firms to attend expo in Ethiopia ADDIS ABABA, (Xinhua) – More than 150 Chinese enterprises will be participating in the first commodity expo to be opened here Thursday to showcase...
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Ethiopia – Sudan Bilateral Relations: A Model For Regional Integration
VENTURES AFRICA – Ethiopia and Sudan recently concluded their third Joint Commission Meeting, signing 13 agreements and an executive program covering numerous areas of cooperation. The signing of the...
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US$ 85 million IFAD loan to scale up pastoral community development in Ethiopia
. Rome, 16 December 2013 – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will provide a loan of US$85 million to the Federal Democratic of Ethiopia to finance a third phase of the Pastoral...
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(UPDATED) 17 December 2013 News Briefs
. Gilgel Gibe III project to commence operation in September The Gilgel Gibe III hydropower project would commence operation at the beginning of the coming Ethiopian New Year, the Ministry of Water,...
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Is There Such a Thing as Agro-Imperialism?
Revisiting a 2009 New York Times article in light of recent Ethio-Saudi developments and the threat of Saudi investors’ disinvestment plans By ANDREW RICE Published: November 16, 2009 Dr....
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Report highlights 2014 trends in mergers and acquisitions
BY Dinfin Mulupi - 17 December 2013 The recently released Deal Drivers Africa report highlighted trends to expect in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the continent in 2014. The report’s...
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18 December 2013 News Round Up
. Visit of Permanent Secretary of DFID to Ethiopia The permanent secretary of the Department for International Development (DfID), Mr. Mark Lowcock, paid an official visit to Ethiopia last week and...
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Agribusiness Set To Boom Across Africa – DHL MD
VENTURES AFRICA – Managing Director of DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, Charles Brewer, has said that agribusiness has witnessed “significant” growth in Africa across the full value chain from...
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