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A twenty-one month comparative analysis of the progress in the construction...
. By Bereket Gebru – Oct. 30, 2014 Anyone who gets a chance to visit the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) is envied by everyone around them. Even those who have travelled well across the country...
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The Wheat Paradox
The government is importing four million quintals of wheat for 2.4 billion Br in the current fiscal year; it is also in the process of procuring two million quintals more, out of a total plan for 6.5...
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03 Nov. 2014 Economic News
. Sub-Saharan Africa Manufacturing: Where To Build A Factory? . . VENTURES AFRICA – Sub-Saharan Africa is ‘on the rise’. There are growing GDPs and an emerging middle class. Sub-Saharan Africans are...
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04 Nov. 2014 News Round-Up
. Allana Potash Provides Update on Optimization Studies and Project Progress . . TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwired – Nov 4, 2014) - Allana Potash Corp. (AAA.TO) (“Allana” or the “Company”) is pleased to...
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05 Nov. 2014 Business Briefs
. Update: Allana Potash Releases Optimization Update . Nov. 4, 2014 4:44 PM ET | About: Allana Potash Corp (ALLRF) By: The Investment Doctor . Disclosure: The author is long ALLRF. The author wrote...
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No more rotten crops: six smart inventions to prevent harvest loss
. Damage to crops costs farmers in the developing world up to 50% of their produce. Can these innovations improve yields? . Decreasing the amount of crops damaged after harvest will improve food...
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07 Nov. 2014 Development News
. Kenya – Ethiopia highway to be ready next year . . Road construction in progress. A 505-kilometre highway linking Kenya and Ethiopia is expected to be ready next year. . The tarmacking of the main...
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09 Nov. 2014 Business News Briefs
. Djibouti Plans LNG, Oil Terminals to Develop Regional Trade . Djibouti will start work on liquefied-natural-gas and crude-oil terminals by March as part of a $5 billion plan to develop regional trade...
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11 Nov. 2014 News Round-Up
. Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Says Natural Resources Can Catalyze Africa’s Development . Mineral resources are a catalyst for development in sub-Saharan Africa, whose share of global gross domestic...
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13 Nov. 2014 Business News Briefs (UPDATED)
. ZTE at Risk of Losing Ethiopia Telecom Contract . Ethiopia Already Giving Pieces of ZTE’s Business to Huawei Amid Pricing Concerns By Matthew Dalton The Wall Street Journal Nov. 13, 2014 12:18 p.m....
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Billionaire Plans to Double Sales From Ethiopia Coffee
. By William Davison Nov 13, 2014 Horizon Plantations Ethiopia Plc, majority-owned by Saudi billionaire Mohamed al-Amoudi, plans to almost double annual revenue at coffee projects within three years as...
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The craft coffee trend: it’s pricey, but farmers aren’t getting rich
. Consumers pay a premium for specialty products, in theory supporting higher wages for farmers. But it will take more to make these markets truly sustainable . Your cup of coffee is probably even less...
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Doing Business: Easier in Ethiopia than Kenya, except for start-ups
. Posted on Friday, November 14, 2014 By Fetsum Berhane . Highlights: - Ethiopia’s is 132nd of the 189 economies, 4 points above the 136th Kenya, in the overall global ranking of ease of doing...
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18 Nov. 2014 Economic News (UPDATED)
. Africa Economy to Grow 50% by 2019 on Demand Jump, Deloitte Says . . By Amogelang Mbatha Nov 18, 2014 Africa’s gross domestic product may expand by 50 percent to $3.7 trillion by 2019, boosted by an...
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Buyout firms explore Africa’s frontier markets
. By Alec Macfarlane 20 November 2014 . When Kohlberg Kravis Roberts invested roughly $200 million in a rose farm in Ethiopia this summer, many in the market were surprised. . The investment itself...
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25 November 2014 Economics News Briefs (UPDATED)
. Power Development Plan to Receive 20bn Dollars Injection . Powering Africa: Ethiopia meeting sees government announce intention to build 10 to 12 new power generating projects. . Power Development...
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Small is indeed beautiful!
. By Yonas A. Yimer Within the last few months Addis Ababa hosted a number of conferences on agriculture the latest one of these being the ‘African Land Policy Initiative Conference (LPI) held at the...
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01 December 2014 News Round-Up
. China-Ethiopia relations: an excellent model for South-South cooperation . . China and Ethiopia have strengthened their bilateral relations, which be an excellent model for South-South cooperation,...
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03 December 2014 Business News
. Saudi Billionaire to Invest $100 Million in Ethiopian Rice Farm . By William Davison December 02, 2014 Employees of Saudi Star rice farm work in a paddy in Gambella. Photographer: Jenny Vaughan/AFP...
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Building Economic Bridges Between Ethiopia and France
Debretsion Gebremichel (PhD), Deputy Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Finance, Economic cluster Coordinator and minister of Communication and Information Technology(2nd right) and Matthias Fekl, state...
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