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Is it time to Privatize Ethiopian Telecom?
    6 Nov 2007 (Nazret)-On this week's edition of the Economist magazine, the
    paper has a special Briefing Section on Ethiopia, three pages of it. The theme of
    the analysis is on Ethiopia's two major problems as was presented in the
    analysis, one short term [Political] and the other [Economic] long term  More
Ethiopia - 33 billion Birr cement manufacturing companies licensed
15 February 2008 ( Nazret ) - The Ministry of Trade and Industry said
investors with a combined capital of over 33 billion Birr (~ $3.5 Billion USD)
have received licenses to engage in cement manufacturing in Ethiopia. More
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Ethiopia Taps Grain Exchange In Its Battle on Hunger
27 February 2008 ( The Wall Street Journal ) - "..The biggest revolution of the
exchange is that our farmers will start to think national and global instead of
local," said Eleni Gabre-Madhin, an economist who is the force behind..." More
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Sugar production expansion underway
" Ethiopian ministry of trade and industry said currently Ethiopia is executing
a $2 billion worth sugar prod....More
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Ethiopia makes headway
in telecommunications
But at what speed and
who gains ?

Who is Benefiting from
the Flood of
Construction in
Ethiopia?






By Dr. Seid Hassan
" Infrastructure building,
particularly; road
construction is the most
lucrative source of corrupt
governments and their..
More

Dilemmas about
Investing in Ethiopia
By Dr. Seid Hassan
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First Cable - stayed bridge in East Africa to open in Ethiopia









Sept. 6 (Nazret) - " The new bridge, when completed, will be 55
metres high, standing 22 metres above the existing one.
There are also nine cables stretched on either side of the bridge,..More
Biggest Sub-Saharan wind farm planned
Oct.20 (Business Green) The largest wind
farm in Sub-Saharan Africa is to be built in
Ethiopia following an agreement between the
country's national power company and  More
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Red hot in Ethiopia
" Berbere peppers are an essential ingredient in
Ethiopia's spicy cuisine. Alaba, near the town of
Awassa, is the centre of the country's hot..More
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Is Ethiopia's Economic Growth Sustainable?
Jan. 21 (Genet Mersha )  - " I am optimistic Ethiopia would be able to
focus on its economic growth and national development, moving far
away from the collusion course between those called upon to More
Ethiopian Currency loses weight against US dollar
Jan. 2 ( Ethio Quest News ) " .. The National Bank of Ethiopia, is
exchanging one US dollar for 10.01 Ethiopian Birr, which is being
seen here as an indication of a downturn for the economy. More
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Addis Ababa:
In Progress or Crisis?





" In fact the answer to
this question differs
from one observer to
the next, depending on
the time and place
from which the city is
observed (the vantage
point)..." More
Ethiopia revokes coffee licenses
Mar. 25 (BBC)  - " In January, Prime Minister
Meles Zenawi threatened - presumably in jest,
our correspondent says - to cut off exporters'
hands if they continued hoarding stocks More
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Coca-Cola Flows In Ethiopia, But...
Mar. 27 ( VOA ) - " ...Coca-Cola has become a
symbol of Ethiopia's deepening financial troubles.
The beverage is flowing again after a brief pause,
even though it drains the country's....More