One of the unanswered questions in the current euphoric discourse about Ethiopia's democratic transformation is who gave PM Abiy (as this is becoming a Meles-like one-man-show) the mandate to put Ethiopia on a path to free-market capitalism
Prime Minister Abiy's recent speech at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos was not without irony. In his speech, Abiy full-heartedly embraced the neoliberal doctrine of the free market - improving the 'ease of doing business', the power of the private sector, open markets and integration, including Ethiopia's commitment to accelerating accession to the World Trade Organization WTO.
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