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26 January 2015 Business News Round-Up
. Turkey to invest in Ethiopia’s hydropower . Turkish President visiting Ethiopia on January 22, 2015 at national palace of Ethiopia BY ANDUALEM SISAY GESSESSE The Turkish President Recep Tayyip...
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Can Ethiopia’s Resource Wealth Contribute to its Growth and Transformation?
. ADDIS ABABA, January 26, 2015 – Ethiopia has averaged a 10.7% economic growth rate over the last 10 years, more than double the annual average of countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, which was around...
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Canadian Council on Africa – Business Mission to Ethiopia – February 21-25 2015
The Canadian Council on Africa (CCAfrica) is pleased to invite you to join an historic Business Mission to Ethiopia this February, 2015. This Business Mission coincides with the celebration of the 50th...
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30 January 2015 Ethiopian Economic News
. China firms building new 700km railway in Ethiopia . ADDIS ABABA - Ethiopia expects to open a new railway line linking the capital Addis Ababa with the Red Sea state of Djibouti in early 2016, a...
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The Improved Seed Irony
. By FASIKA TADESSE FORTUNE STAFF WRITER Yaregal Hassabe, 56, a father of nine has been sowing maize, wheat and teff on his one hectare plot of farm in Western Amhara Regional State, in Merawi town...
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03 February 2015 Business News
. Fertilizer Blending to Begin in a Month at Four Plants Nationwide . Specific areas will get specific fertilizer mix based on their soil type . The Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the Agricultural...
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05 February 2015 News Round-Up
. What If You Could IPO An African Country? These Are The Three To Bet On . VENTURES AFRICA – Record number of firms in Africa are lining up for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in 2015. Baker...
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09 February 2015 News Round-Up
. Ethiopia bets on grand projects in drive for industrial power . A labourer walks alog a Metro-line construction in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa . By Edmund Blair and Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA...
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11 February 2015 Business News
. Ethiopia’s Economic Growth Could Be Model for Other African Countries: WB Officials . Addis Ababa February 11, 2015 - The rapid economic growth Ethiopia has been registering could be a model for...
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Mining Indaba 2015 – Selected Articles from KPMG South Africa Blog
Listing in Africa – Extractive Industries . The African continent continues to be viewed as an emerging high growth market with an abundance of natural resources and market development potential. Many...
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The Banking Boom
. Year shows Growth and Apprehension for Private Banks in Ethiopia By BROOK ABDU FORTUNE STAFF WRITER The branches opened by private banks in the fiscal year were 1,205 growing from the previous year’s...
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Mining Indaba 2015 peppered with investment pessimism
. Despite recent excitement for opportunity in Africa, much-vaunted as mining’s new golden goose, investment and industry are slowing to a crawl. Jonathan Moore opened the indaba with references to the...
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13 February 2015 Economic News Round-Up
. Yara study confirms potash mining potential in Ethiopia Oslo, 13 February 2015: A feasibility study, carried out on behalf of Yara International confirms significant potential to extract potash...
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Ethiopia and Djibouti: towards a conjoined destiny
. Economic integration is defined by Investopedia – an authoritative financial dictionary – as an economic arrangement between different regions marked by the reduction or elimination of trade barriers...
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15 February 2015 News Briefs (UPDATED)
. Allana Danakhil Project Due Diligence Meeting held in Chonfar . Source： China BlueStar Changsha Design and Research Instit Date： 2014-12-22 . On December 18, a due diligence meeting for Allana...
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16 February 2015 Business News
. Will The U.S Abandon Its Trade Pact With Africa? . By Emmanuel Iruobe VENTURES AFRICA – Arguably, one of the factors responsible for Africa’s improved trading over the past decade has been the...
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Ethiopia and Djibouti Chose to Swim Together
By Amen Teferi Tigrai Online, February 16, 2015 The Ethiopian Prime Minister’s Visit to Djibouti Last week, the Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn was in Djibouti on a three-day official visit. His...
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19 February 2015 Economic News Briefs
Woldia-Hara Gebeya-Mekele Railway Project commences . A ceremony is underway in Quiha, Tigray marking the commencement of the Woldia-Hara Gebeya-Mekele Railway project. Various dignitaries including...
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23 February 2015 News Round-Up
. Nation’s Annual Fertilizer Consumption Reaches 1.2 Million Tons . Addis Ababa – Ethiopia’s annual fertilizer consumption has reached 1.2 million tons. This was disclosed by the Advisor of the...
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An In-Depth Look at the Candidates for African Development Bank President
Monday, February 23, 2015 – edited by cambodine In a few months’ time, the African Development Bank (“AfDB”) Board of Governors will vote to decide the successor to President Donald Kaberuka whose...
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