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13 July 2013 News Round-up
Privatization program mobilization revenue shift to GERD The government has decided to put the revenue collected from its privatization program to the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) project....
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Discovering Africa: Ethiopia
VENTURES AFRICA – Ethiopia is a country of extraordinary natural beauty, great potential and historical and cultural interest. Located between the equator and the Tropic of Capricorn, in a...
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Ethiopian Government to Make WTO Offer on Services by September
By William Davison July 14, 2013 Ethiopia will submit an offer to the World Trade Organization on access to services such as banking and telecommunications before the next meeting of a decade-long...
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17 July News Briefs
Ethiopia fastest growing among landlocked countries Written by Zeryhun Kassa Ethiopia is exemplary in achieving the fastest economic growth among 16 landlocked African countries. This came at the...
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Can $79 Billion Build a Private Sector From the Ground Up?
Ethiopian Business by IDG Connect on Jul 16, 2013 Slide Show link here: http://www.slideshare.net/IDGConnect/ethiopian-business
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Ethiopia to stage regional Banking and ICT conference
By BiztechAfrica – July 17, 2013 A major continent-wide conference on banking and ICT will be held in the Ethiopian Capital Addis Ababa on 2 August, as the horn of African country emerges as one of...
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The philosophy of continuous improvement
Thursday, 18 July 2013 Ethiopia set up the Ethiopian Kaizen Institute (EKI) in November 2011 with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Japanese foreign aid arm. Kaizen...
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How Enset Can Save Ethiopia
By Danielle Nierenberg and Katie Work Hunger is expensive: The World Food Program (WFP) announced recently that child malnutrition in Ethiopia costs 55.5 billion Br every year. That is 16.5pc of the...
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Updated 25/26 July 2013 News Briefs
Huawei, ZTE bag $1.6 billion 4G and 3G deal in Ethiopia Huawei and ZTE have bagged a $1.6 billion 4G and 3G deal in Ethiopia. The Chinese telecom equipment makers will assist in expanding mobile phone...
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50 Turkish textile factories to relocate in Ethiopia
Friday, 02 August 2013 - Written by zeryhun kassa Following the proposal of Ayka Addis, the Turkish garment firm, to establish an Industrial Zone and bring a total of 50 Turkish textile...
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Making Economic Integration Work in the Horn of Africa
(Above) Shipping containers are unloaded in the port of Mombasa, Kenya. As one of the primary seaports in the Horn of Africa region, the port could be a key to deepening economic integration in the...
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Billion Dollar Mining Mountain
Sinknesh Ejigu, minister of Mines (pictured) After a request from the Prime Minster, the Ministry of Mines has hugely elevated its revenue target By ELLENI ARAYA The Ministry of Mines (MoM) has...
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Allana Potash Provides Project Update and Files NI 43-101 Technical Report
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Aug 7, 2013) - Allana Potash Corp. (AAA.TO) (ALLRF) (“Allana” or the “Company”) provides project update and announces that it has filed a technical report entitled...
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Africa’s potash pioneers hope to thrive even if price drops
Wed Aug 7, 2013 * Some African projects have low costs, shallow deposits * Potash regions include Republic of Congo, Ethiopia, Eritrea * Lower prices to help demand from Africa‘s growing agriculture...
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UPDATED – Africa’s potash pioneers hope to thrive even if price drops
Africa‘s nascent potash industry, often enjoying low costs and shallow deposits while standing to benefit from fast growth in local demand, expects to withstand an expected drop in the crop...
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Kenya seeks to grow trade with Ethiopia
All good for Kenya as it eyes a vast market to the north, while enjoying a very favourable trade surplus it hopes to magnify, as well as serving as a logistical hub for the region. For Ethiopia,...
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Harar Water Supply and Sanitation Project: Improving Livelihoods and...
Sourced here: http://www.afdb.org/en/news-and-events/article/harar-water-supply-and-sanitation-project-improving-livelihoods-and-enhancing-water-security-in-ethiopia-12186/ The project addressed a...
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Factory Promotes Green Economy with Bamboo Usage
Bamboo Star Agri Forest Industry, a factory that produce products from bamboo, has gone operational in the Benishangul Gumuz Regional state. It produces a number of items such as tooth picks and...
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Modjo Dry Port Shades Old Boss, Gets New One
(Pictured, above) Meheretab Teklu (left), the newly appointed director general of Modjo Dry Port & Terminal as of August 7, 2013. He replaced Getaneh Abat (right), who was fired a month ago for...
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Ethiopia: The Effect of Climate Change On Coffee
Sourced here: http://allafrica.com/stories/201309041010.html Although there are almost 125 species of coffee, we only use two species to produce the beverage drink. These are Arabica and Robusta...
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