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(Updated) 25 March 2014 Business News Briefs
. As BRICS economies grow up, 10 upstarts emerge: Report . Pic Courtesy: - Paris: Indonesia, Bangladesh and Ethiopia are among 10 countries set to take over as emerging economies from the powerful...
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Power failure,shortage of raw material in leather sub-sector seek gov’t due...
. Journalists drawn from the private and government media visited various eastern industries zone in Midjo, Adama and Dire Dawa in a field visit organized by Government Communication Affairs Bureau in...
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Doing Business in Ethiopia: Are You Aware Of This ONE Special Sector Strategy ?
. First, a short story A friend of ours recently returned back to London from Addis to give birth. It seems her trust in the British health care system has prevailed, but she prefers to spend most of...
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26 March 2014 Ethiopian News Round-Up
. ERC to train 252 railway operators abroad . Addis Ababa, 26 March 2014 - The Ethiopian Railway Corporation (ERC) announced that it has finalized preparations to send 252 communication, computer...
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Bale Mountains REDD+ Project: A pioneer forest management initiative
. Bale Mountains Eco region (pictured, above) is one of the two main tropical forest blocks remaining in Ethiopia . Forest in Ethiopia has strategic importance to the development of the national...
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Allana Potash Corp. Launches Technical Cooperation With ICL
. Toronto, Ontario, March 19, 2014 — Allana Potash Corp. (TSX: AAA) (“Allana” or the “Company”) today announced the commencement of technical cooperation activities with ICL pursuant to Allana’s...
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(Updated) 28 March 2014 News Round-Up
. Cairo Analyst Says Ethiopia Dam Won’t Hurt Egypt . VENTURES AFRICA – A water expert from the AUC University in Cairo has confirmed that Ethiopia’s hydroelectric dam will not hurt Egypt’s share of the...
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29 March 2014 Ethiopia Development News Round-Up
. Ethiopia closer to sign FTA to join other COMESA members . . As part of the required deals in the regional integration, Ethiopia is closer to signing the Common Market for East and Southern Africa...
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31 March 2014 Business News Items
Turkey Talks Business in Ethiopia With a Billion Br Textile Expansion . - The expansion will create an additional 13,000 jobs and take the production capacity up to 100pc . The entrance gate of the...
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Samuel Gameda talks about one of the ATA’s flagship projects: EthioSIS
. By Sarah McMullan “Already, our samples are telling us that Ethiopia’s soil is deficient in as many as six essential nutrients.” -Samuel Gameda, IFPRI Senior Research Fellow Meet Sam Gameda, IFPRI...
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01 April 2014 News Briefs
. Ethiopia attractive for retailers, says report . A new report by A.T. Kearney entitled African Retail Development Index says Ethiopia’s large population and growing economy makes the country...
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02 April 2014 Business News Round-Up
. Ethiopia Launches Climate Innovation Centre . VENTURES AFRICA – Climate Innovation Centre (CIC), a clean technology revolution, has started operations in Ethiopia and is expected to deploy and...
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Israel Chemicals Besieged at Home as CEO Looks Abroad
. By David Wainer and Shoshanna Solomon Apr 3, 2014 Chart sourced here http://www.4-traders.com/ISRAEL-CHEMICALS-LIMITED-6491698/ . When Israel Chemicals Ltd. (ICL)’s Stefan Borgas addressed a...
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04 April 2014 Development News Items
. A Giant Basket That Uses Condensation to Gather Drinking Water . By Joseph Flaherty Around the world, 768 million people don’t have access to safe water, and every day 1,400 children under the age...
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05 April 2014 Ethiopian News Round-Up
. Chinese vice foreign minister visits Ethiopia . President Dr. Mulatu Teshome received the visiting Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Zhang Ming at the national palace on Thursday. The vice minister was...
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Africa’s Youth Not Lured by Unglamorous Farming
A farmer in Woliyta area of Ethiopia (pictured, above). Concern is growing that not enough is being done to engage Africa’s youth – it’s largest workforce – in food production Credit: Ed McKenna/IPS ....
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07 April 2014 News Flash (Updated)
. Allana Potash Corporation Plans a New Agricultural Paradigm for Africa . Canadian Company Seeks Bountiful Harvest From a Scorching Barren Desert . TORONTO, April 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ethiopia...
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Coffee: Ethiopia’s speciality sector blossoms .
. Sorting the beans by hand ensures the quality prized by speciality consumers. Photo©Per-Anders Pettersson/Corbis . The coffee sector is beginning to resemble the wine market,...
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Ethiopia – cracking the local code
As I sit on the plane from Addis Ababa to London, I am gathering my thoughts and impressions of Ethiopia. My trip made me realise just how complex a place it is. Ethiopia is different. Or at least,...
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09 April 2014 News Round-Up
. Ethiopian oil marketer says Africa needs to refine its oil . Workers are seen at an oil exploration site in Bulisa district approximately 244km (152 miles) North-West of Kampala January 20, 2012....
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