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Ethiopia: New Shoe and Leather Factory Invests U.S.$35 Million in Debre Birhan
Addis Fortune, 27 April 2015
My Shoes will be the fourth foreign-owned leather shoe factory of 20 in operation and will increase capital outlay to $60m in three years Read more »
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Ethiopia: The Forex Quandary
Addis Fortune, 4 May 2015
Foreign Currency Exchange Services Grossly Mismanaged Read more »
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Ethiopia: UNDP's Human Development Report Deems Ethiopia's Growth Non-Inclusive
Addis Fortune, 4 May 2015
Government and UNDP did not see eye-to-eye on the conclusions of the 2014 National Human Development Report, particularly with regard to inclusivity in development Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Said an Investment Heaven in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ethiopian Herald, 27 April 2015
Ethiopia has become a number one investment destination in Sub -Saharan Africa. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopia Rides Manufacturing Boom
EA Business, 22 March 2015
The government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has ushered in a manufacturing boom that is set to make the country a major regional player across several lines of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Service Promise More Than Manufacturing
Addis Fortune, 23 March 2015
World economies built on the foundation of "Socialism" have a very interesting instrument to beat for their lifetime - the "National Plan" and Ethiopia is no exception! Read more »
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East Africa: Ethiopia Hosts Comesa, PM Prepares to Chair
Addis Fortune, 23 March 2015
The 18th Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Summit, hosted by Ethiopia, was convened on March 20, 2015 at the African Union hall. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Export Earnings Down From Last Year
Addis Fortune, 23 March 2015
The Ministry of Trade & Industry (MOT) has reported that it has obtained revenue of 1.9 million dollars within the eight months of the current fiscal year from the export of… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Nothing but Equality
Addis Fortune, 23 March 2015
Almost every day, we are bound to witness young women being harassed by men in our beautiful Ethiopia. Our women continue to endure constant disrespect and unsavory sexual… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Don't Cry, Just Empower
Addis Fortune, 23 March 2015
Thousands of years of cultural influence that isolated women from political and economic spheres and forced them to accept lower social status, seem also to make women's struggle… Read more »
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East Africa: Dangote to Inaugurate East Africa's Biggest Cement Factory in Ethiopia
Reporter, 21 March 2015
Plans to invest on potash mine, cotton, sugarcane plantations Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ethiopian Cement Gets Egyptian Help
EA Business, 15 March 2015
ASEC Engineering and Management, the leading cement plant Organisation and Management (Q&M) service provider in Egypt has signed a contract with Ethiopia's National Cement… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Egyptian Firm Asec Engineering to Manage National Cement's Plant
Addis Standard, 11 March 2015
National Cement S.C. has signed a plant management deal with the Egyptian firm Asec Engineering and Management, a subsidiary of Qalaa Holdings. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Indian Denim Factory Begins Yarn Production
Addis Fortune, 24 February 2015
Factory expects to start denim fabric production in a month for local and export market Read more »
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Ethiopia: Ministry Withdraws Incentives As Foreign Companies Abuse Export Privilege
Reporter, 31 January 2015
The Ministry of Industry (MoI) said it is withdrawing incentive packages and privileges of locally operating foreign companies found selling their products for local market instead… Read more »
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Ethiopia: Addis Gets the First Blood Diagnostic Reagents Manufacturing
Reporter, 16 August 2014
Jourilabs, the joint venture of French and Lebanese partners, opened its blood diagnostic reagent manufacturing plant in Addis Ababa as the first of its kind. Read more »
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Ethiopia: Manufacturing - What Goes Around Comes Around!
Addis Fortune, 15 July 2014
For all his critics defining him as caretaker of his predecessor's lines, last week's meeting of Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn with businesspeople was nothing but evidence… Read more »