The week of February 4 - February 11, 2020
Macroeconomic News
- How an African state learned to play the West off China for billions.
- Ethiopian Reforms Attract Investor Interest.
- The New Ethio-Eritrea trade deal is awaiting final decision.
- Operational investment projects dropped by 99%.
- Experts Underscore Involvement of Private Sector to Accomplish Gov’t Job Creation Agenda.
- Canadian Prime Minister Concludes a Three Days Visit in Ethiopia.
- Canada, Ethiopia starting talks towards investment agreement: Trudeau.
- Over 20 Canadian Companies Exploring Investment Opportunities in Ethiopia.
- Advisory council outlines plans for UAE investors in Ethiopia.
- Kenya-Ethiopia border trade point to open in Marsabit.
- ለኢኮኖሚውችግሮችየግሉዘርፍተጠያቂያደረገበትመድረክ(Forum makes private sector accountable for economic challenges).
- ሀገርበቀልየኢኮኖሚማሻሻያውለግሉዘርፍተሳትፎትኩረትመስጠቱተገለጸ(Home-grown economic reform gives focus to private sector participation).
- የከተማአስተዳደሩገቢዎችቢሮበግማሽበጀትዓመቱ21 ነጥብ53 ቢሊየንብርገቢመሰብሰቡንአስታወቀ(AA City revenue bureau collected over 21.53bn Birr in half year).
Sector News—Industry, Agriculture, Services
- Urban Institutional, Infrastructure Dev’t Program Expands to 73 Additional Towns.
- Coca-Cola announce launch of Schweppes Novida Pineapple.
- Weight of a nation.
- Abiy urges local investors to develop Genale-Dawa power project.
- Selendawa Textile’s Fourth Auction Draws No Bidders.
- Auto Dealer Jumps into Water Bottling, Juice Processing Business.
- Development Bank Finances Local Paint Maker.
- First Pharma Firm Enters Kilinto Industrial Park.
- Newly Inaugurated Dam Uplifts Ethiopia’s Power Generating Capacity to 4514MW.
- Inhabitants around Genale-Dawa Hydropower Excited about Opportunities Created.
- Genale-Dawa 3 Project to Boost Local Communities’ Economic benefit: PM Abiy.
- Ethiopia begins selling its gas produce in local market.
- Heineken subtly introduces premier draft beer.
- Dedicated entity to administer land in Ethiopia.
- Ethiopia, Argentina Keen on Heightening Ties.
- Israel Heightening Multifaceted Cooperation with Ethiopia: Ambassador Morav.
- New importers to start supplying palm oil.
- Premier Inaugurates Welmel Irrigation Project, Lays Foundation for Chelchel.
- Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund backs five development projects.
- Gebeya Inc. closes $2 million dollars seed round investment.
- Ethio-Telecom launches LTE Advanced Mobile Service.
- Ethiopia: New airport plans are too ambitious to be run by state bureaucracy.
- Ethiopia To Lock Horns With Rwanda For Dominance Of Aviation Industry In Africa.
- Sanad, Ethiopian join forces to create MRO center of excellence in Africa.
- Forum urges for enhanced cooperation among African airlines.
- Ethiopia’s health and education sectors deemed prosperous.
- Africa’s Female Fund Managers to Receive Major Boost.
- Ethiopia: Burger King to Join Ethiopian Market.
Financial News
Policy and Regulatory News
- Excise Reform Finale.
- Ministry lifts excise tax on telecom services.
- Ministry Waives Duties on Agricultural Machinery.
- በ859 ሚሊዮንዶላርየተጀመረውየከተሞችፕሮግራምተግባራዊመሆንመጀመሩተገለጸ(USD 859mn Urban Infrastructure Development Initiative comes into effect).
- ምክርቤቱየፊታችንሀሙስበሚያደርገውአስቸኳይስብሰባውየኤክሳይዝታክስረቂቅአዋጅንእንደሚያፀድቅይጠበቃል(HPR to approve the new excise tax proclamation on Thursday).
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