Etiopia
Vai alla Scheda Paese »Today, Africa has emerged from this dark path. Our Armageddon has passed
— Haile Selassie I
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Zemen Bank Laying Foundations Amidst Turmoil
Zemen Bank have inked a deal with a foreign construction company to erect its headquarters at the heart of Ethiopia’s financial district, along Ras Abebe Aregay Street, at a cost…
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Uganda to host East Africa International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC)
Now in its 4th Edition, East Africa International Arbitration Conference (EAIAC) has grown to become an authoritative platform in East Africa promoting the region’s legal capacity, and highlighting Arbitration as an alternative investment dispute mechanism. EAIAC 2016 will highlight the importance of international arbitration as a tool for promoting foreign ...
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Nebiyu Yirga
Name: Nebiyu Yirga Education: Computer Science Company name: Nebiyu Yirga Studio title: Manager Founded in: 2005 What it does: Mobile application H.Q.: Around Atlas Hotel Startup capital: 50,000 birr Current capital: Growing Reason for starting business: To meet an unmet demand Biggest perk of ownership: Mental satisfaction Biggest strength: Desire ...
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Returning American economic nationalism
Protectionism, the preferred political economic choice throughout much of world history, is now once again in fashion. The United States is long considered as the leading promoter of international trade liberalization. However, when presenting his economic program in Detroit on Monday 8 August, Donald Trump, the Republican presidential nominee threatened ...
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Commendable Move to Enhance All-Round Dev't, Progress
[Ethiopian Herald] It is apparently clear that tele-com is one of the prime support services needed for rapid growth and modernization of various sectors of the economy. It has become significant potential and has multiple effect on the economy, and could play a vital role in accelerating economic growth by ...
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Ethiopia, U.S. Envision to Cement Economic Ties
[Ethiopian Herald] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the government of Ethiopia is investing heavily on physical infrastructure, railroads, major power projects and telecommunication with a view to attracting potential investors for mutual benefit.
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Sustaining Ethio-America Business Ties to Boost Exports, Increase Employment
[Ethiopian Herald] It is significant to explore ways of foreign trade and investment that can help move Ethiopia to more vigorous participation in the global economy, and to the sustainable economic development that will enforce Ethiopia's progress to becoming a middle-income country by 2025. Since, some years ago, the U.S. ...
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South Sudan health crisis worsens as more partners pull out and number of displaced rises
Source: World Health Organization Country: South SudanPreventable and curable diseases, such as malaria and acute watery diarrhoea, are major causes of death among the growing number of IDPs in the country.The recent escalation of the conflict in South Sudan has forced many people to flee, including those that were supporting the ...
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Ethiopian Police Detain Journalists Reporting On Drought, Escort Them Back to Capital
[CPJ] Ethiopian police On August 8 2016, detained three journalists reporting on the effects of a severe drought in the country before escorting them back to Addis Ababa with a warning not to work outside the capital, the Foreign Correspondents' Association of Ethiopia said in a statement.
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Ethiopia: Horticulture Export Generates Over U.S.$275 Million
[Ethiopian Herald] The country is becoming a preferred investment hub of horticulture export
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Federalism - a Panacea to Accommodate Ethiopia's Unity in Diversity
[Ethiopian Herald] The violence recently erupted in some parts of the country had resulted in the death of innocent civilians and destruction of property. The violence is mainly spearheading by narrow nationalists and chauvinist groups funded by foreign forces. It has been true that there are people, countries and anti-peace ...
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Export Earnings Plunge Despite Volume Surge
Ethiopia earned approximately seven percent less from its exports in 2015/16 than it did in the previous fiscal year, though the country actually exported more commodities in terms of volume.…
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Industrial Parks Promoting Foreign Investment Influx,Tapering Unemployment
[Ethiopian Herald] Around the world, industrial parks have become significant vehicles for countries to provide competitive environments for industries to take off. Cognizant to this fact, the government of Ethiopia prioritized to the development of industrial parks to accelerate the economic transformation, promote and attract both domestic and foreign investors.
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Funding lags as more flee South Sudan
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Sudan, UgandaSome 200,000 individuals have been fleeing new violence in previously stable areas such as Greater Equatoria and Greater Bahr-el-Ghazal.Relief operations in countries hosting South Sudanese refugees are overstretched, and critically underfunded, as ...
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UNHCR seeks extra $115 million to facilitate refugee returns from Kenya
Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Country: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Uganda, YemenAdditional funds needed to ensure a safe, dignified, voluntary return and sustainable reintegration of the approximately 400,000 Somali refugees from Kenya. INTRODUCTION More than 2 million Somalis continue to endure protracted situations of displacement, which have lasted for more than two ...
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Building Climate Resilient Economy
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia's contribution to the climate change and global warming is very insignificant but like other developing countries, it suffers from the negative effects of climate change. And its economy, which is dominated by rain-fed agriculture, is highly vulnerable. Moreover, when extreme weather condition occurs other economic sectors also ...
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The Rebirth of Addis - Djibouti Railway Transport
[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia has been engaged in one of the most expensive and challenging transport projects in Africa in its attempt to rebuild the vast railway network connecting the country with Djibouti. As railway is the most cost-effective means of transport over long distances, the recent Ethiopian railway infrastructure development ...
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Is an Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Scheme Premature?
[Addis Fortune] A discussion is underway to set up a deposit insurance scheme (DIS) in Ethiopia. Perhaps, it is politically unavoidable in many countries despite its questionable effectiveness. More than 110 countries across the globe have established one or another form of such a scheme and we are potentially next ...
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Addis, Khartoum Exploring Potentials in Tandem
[Ethiopian Herald] In 2010, Ethiopia and Sudan signed an agreement to twin the two countries' capital cities. The agreement was signed to cooperate in the areas of tourism, trade and investment in the presence of the then Addis Ababa Mayor Kuma Demeksa and the Mayor of Khartoum Dr. Abdulrahman Elkahdin.
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Ethiopia Has Become Centre of Anchor for Investors - Hirut Zemene
[Ethiopian Herald] Director General of Business Diplomacy for Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Hirut Zemene
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Ministry Says Improving Internal Strength Widens International Influence
[Ethiopian Herald] Foreign Minister Dr. Tedros Adhanom said that the improving internal strength has enabled Ethiopia to widen its influence beyond its borders. The Minister was addressing the annual meeting of the ambassadors here yesterday.