SAVE THE DATE: ETHIOPIA INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2012
Friday, 27 January 2012
  Seven out of the ten fastest growing economies in the world over the next five years will be in Africa.  Ethiopia is at the forefront of this truly magnificent resurgence of the African... Read more...

Recent News

  Membership further cements mutual relationship and creates opportunities...
  Breeders and traders of cattle in Addis Abeba will soon be restricted from...
  As much alarmed by the absence of goldsmiths buying gold from the central...
  The Ethiopia Revenues & Customs Authority (ERCA) is to conduct the second...
  AGCO, Your Agriculture Company (NYSE: AGCO), a worldwide manufacturer and...
  The construction of sugar factories in different parts of the country would...
  Ethiopia has secured 137.7 million USD foreign currency from the...
  Farmers in Horoguduru Wollega Zone of Oromia State have secured more than...
  The second Ethiopian investment conference titled “Collaborative...
  The Ethiopian Ministry of Mines is to resume issuing minerals exploration...

E.I Radio Show

E.I Radio: Increase in Winery Production
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
  E.I Radio: The Largest Port in East Africa under Construction In this session, Henok Assefa, Managing Partner of Precise Consult International, talks about the largest port in East Africa... Read more...

Business Opportunities

  This profile envisages the establishment of a plant for the production of   laminated...
  This profile envisages the establishment of a plant for the production of finished...
  This profile envisages the establishment of a plant for the production of leather garment...
  This profile envisages the establishment of a plant for the assembly of tractors with a...
  This profile envisages the establishment of a plant for the production of beehives with a...







Top Story

African Leaders Plot Common Trade Zone
Friday, 27 January 2012
   In five years, Africa will be a free trade area, at least according to the dream that African leaders will stamp in the next few days when they meet for the African Union Summit in Ethiopia.The... Read more...
New AU Headquarters Mark Strong China-Africa Ties
Friday, 27 January 2012
  Towering above the Ethiopian capital, cloaked in urban smog, the new Chinese-built African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa is a bold symbol of China's rapidly changing role in Africa.Once seen... Read more...
A Top-Level Visit to Enhance China-Africa Friendship amid Growing Interdependence
Friday, 27 January 2012
   As another manifestation of the growing importance of the time-honored ties between China and Africa, Beijing on Friday set in motion another top-level visit to the rising continent.During his... Read more...
GSP Secretariat Gives Preview of Final Report
Friday, 27 January 2012
   The Secretariat of the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP) held a briefing on the Panel’s main outcomes, following the Panel’s final meeting (GSP 6). The... Read more...
Yaya Village Becomes Operational
Thursday, 26 January 2012
     Yaya Africa Athletics Village PLC (Yaya Village) has started operations after a two year construction period. The facility located 11KM from the center of Addis Ababa on the road to... Read more...
World Bank Supports Calls for Greater Cross-Border Trade within Africa
Friday, 27 January 2012
   A World Bank delegation led by its Vice President for Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, arrived here today to take part in the 18th session of the African Union Summit which meets this year on the... Read more...
African Growth Set for New Chapter in Spite of Eurozone Problems, says Deloitte
Friday, 27 January 2012
   African economies are set to continue growing faster than many developed economies, while shifting trade patterns towards China and India will continue to gain momentum in 2012.This is the view... Read more...
Money Makes the Third World Go Round
Friday, 27 January 2012
    In 1988, Naser Kaid left his home in the Ethiopian city of Jimma to seek opportunity here in Canada. His widowed mother stayed behind, and today Kaid is her only lifeline.What Kaid can... Read more...
Chamber Office Dispute Resolved
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
   The recently elected board of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA) has passed a historic decision. The board has solved the dispute about sharing the chamber... Read more...

Special Events

Invitation to G|Ethiopia
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
   Dear ICT Community,Google is very excited to meet with software developers, technology entrepreneurs, business and marketing professionals, and webmasters in Addis Ababa. G|Ethiopia will be... Read more...
Global Indian SMI / SME Forum & Networking Summit (MALAYSIA 2012)
Thursday, 15 December 2011
     The Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KLSICCI) with absolute support from the state government of Selangor is organizing the Global Indian SMI/SME Forum &... Read more...

Sources of Finance

  The Private Sector Investment programme (PSI) is a subsidy programme of the Dutch Ministry...
  This week Precise Consult International is back with another source of finance for your...
  This week Precise Consult International is back with another source of finance for your...
  In its third publication of how to access finance in Ethiopia, Precise Consult...
  In this week’s edition, Precise Consult International gives you another source of...

E.I Blog

Negadras Gebrehiwot Baykedagne, an Ethiopian Pioneer of Economic Theory
Thursday, 16 September 2010
  Circa 1912, Ethiopian doctor, economist, and all around intellectual Negadras Gebrehiwot Baykedagne published a small volume entitled Aste Menelik and Ethiopia (Emperor Minelik and... Read more...
Microfinance: Loan Sharks or Development Agents? The Ethiopian Case
Thursday, 15 July 2010
 Walking along the street of any low-income settlement in anywhere in the world, one is thumped by the apparent contrast of dwelling and habitat. On one side of the street is a decrepit, single... Read more...
Is it Time for Ethiopia to Completely Liberalize its Trade Regime?
Thursday, 24 June 2010
  Any serious economist worth his salt would tell you that the arguments for free trade in general are beyond compelling.  While free trade in theory is not questioned as much, what is... Read more...

Upcoming Events

Mon, Jan 30th, 2012, @12:01am - 12:01AM
Training on Purchasing and Supplies Management
Mon, Feb 6th, 2012, @12:01am - 12:01AM
Training on Taxation in Ethiopia
Mon, Feb 13th, 2012, @12:01am - 12:01AM
Training on Tendering and Contraction Management

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