Cooperative unions expediting industrialization

According to the Growth and Transformation Plan II (GTP -II), the government gives due emphasis to sectors which expedite industrial development. As a result, during the past five years, the contribution of... Read more »

Ethiopia’s thriving reform highlighted on World Economic Forum

According to Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum, after World War II, the international community came together to build a shared future. Now, it must do so again. Owing... Read more »

Modjo dry port: Nation’s major import-export destination key to save foreign currency

Now it has reached the capacity of accommodating more than 14,000 containers at a time, with 1000 containers in and out per day. The port has a share of about 76 percent... Read more »

The State of the Political Economy of Ethiopia

(Economist) The Nexus between Politics and Economics Original unequal land capital distribution developed into unequal industrial capital distribution. This, according to Karl Marx, is the original sin of present-day capitalism. Westerntype politics,... Read more »

New venture in Ethiopia’s automotive industry

Ethiopia, the second most populous country in Africa, has a population of about 100 million. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country in 2019 is estimated to be 105 billion Dollars,... Read more »

IPs helping economic transformation, attracting int’l companies

In 2014, the government of Ethiopia created a special entity – the Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC – to transform the country from a predominantly agricultural economy into a manufacturing one. Ever... Read more »

Transforming Ethiopia’s agriculture

As a major contributor to the country’s GDP and foreign trade, agriculture is a key sector in Ethiopia’s economy. Recent figures show that the sector forms the largest component of the Ethiopian... Read more »

A conversation on irrigation agriculture in Ethiopia

Historically, irrigation has been the most crucial input when it comes to increasing agricultural productivity. Given that agriculture plays crucial role in the process of economic development of Ethiopia, it makes irrigation... Read more »

Assignments Ethiopia has to do

In the past solid week, all eyes were glued at Switzerland to learn what the business communities, politicians and decision makers could pass resolutions that may shape the globe in various dimensions.... Read more »

Urgent efforts needed to rescue wild coffee from extinction: Research

Extensive research conducted on world coffee species has been published recently by the England Royal Botanic Garden scientists, BBC and The Guardian reported. The research indicates 60 percent of 124 species are... Read more »