Ethio Biz Travel

28/09/2020

https://www.facebook.com/422324781532570/posts/1034918080273234/

''The proliferation of industrial parks in different corners of the country has played a pivotal role in enhancing the export sector. The industrial parks have been producing competitive products and creating ample job opportunities. But there are logjams that hinder them from progressing further.

Resisting COVID-19 pandemic calamities, Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has planned to maintain 400 million USD from foreign trade in this fiscal year.''

https://www.press.et/english/?p=28058 #

05/09/2020

https://www.thereporterethiopia.com/article/transformative-tourism

As part of his reform agenda, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed (PhD) has emphasized on revitalizing the tourism sector as part of his three year, USD 10 billion, Homegrown Economic Reform Program.

18/11/2019

FEATUREDINVESTMENT Farm Africa launches project targeting 130,000 forest coffee producers in Ethiopia By ABN Editor - November 14, 2019 0 47 Share on Facebook Tweet on Twitter Ethiopian organic coffee in Yirgacheffee area Farm Africa has launched a new project to help more than 130,000 forest coffee...

15/09/2019

Five reasons global stakeholders should take a closer look at Ethiopia.

12/08/2019

In diesem Haushaltsjahr sollen vier neue Industrial Parks an den Start gehen.
https://fanabc.com/english/2019/08/ethiopia-plans-to-build-four-industrial-parks/

22/07/2019

Addis will beim Konferenz-Tourismus noch stärker werden - eigenes Büro gegründet.
https://fanabc.com/english/2019/07/addis-ababa-city-to-open-convention-bureau-to-attract-more-investment-in-hotel-industry/

12/07/2019

The science of coffee is a confluence of complex chemical and biological processes that transform a simple seed into a beverage of infinite variety.

17/04/2019

10/04/2019

20/03/2019

Ethiopia to host its first International Conference on Sustainable Industrial Areas (SIA) from 8th -10th April 2019, in Addis Ababa.
The three-day conference to be held at the Intercontinental Hotel is organized by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) in partnership with the Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC), Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), UK Department for International Development (DFID) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC).
Formerly held in India, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco and Egypt, the conference is expected to attract more than 300 participants from Africa, Europe and across the world. With the growing interest to shift towards sustainable industrialization, the 8th SIA conference will focus on three thematic areas: Industrial Transformation, Employment Creation and Environmental Innovation.
While industrial areas are a motor of industrialization and technology development worldwide, they are also often criticized as areas of extended resource consumption and environmental pollution. The concept of “Sustainable Industrial Areas (SIA)” answers to this criticism in promoting sustainable industrial development by balancing environmental, economic and social aspects.
This year’s SIA Conference will showcase worldwide country experiences on transformation, Industrial Park and Cluster Development/Management. Experts will discuss how to best attract investors to Africa and boost employment and talk about country approaches to make industrialization in Africa sustainable.
Ethiopia and other African countries are strongly committed to industrial transformation, innovation, employment creation and environmental protection. As SIAs and economic clusters can offer an appropriate framework to achieve an industrial growth that does not only focus on economic prosperity but also takes environmental and social issues into consideration, the conference will give important impulses for decision makers from governments and industries how to design the future industrial setup in their countries.
SIA Conferences – initiated and coordinated by the SIA Working Group of GIZ - have been carried out since almost 10 years. International SIA Conferences have already taken place in India, China, Indonesia, Turkey, Mexico, Morocco and Egypt. Being a valuable platform to discuss recent trends, best practices and future developments of SIA, they bring representatives from companies, industrial parks, industry associations, industrial development agencies, financial institutions, government institutions and international donor agencies as well as consultants and experts together. In between the yearly event of conferences, the SIA Working Group acts as exchange platform for all GIZ projects working in industrial areas offering practical tools, information, guidance and know-how (such as the SIA Toolbox, SIA Guidelines and the International Framework for Eco-Industrial Park from GIZ, World Bank Group and UNIDO).
GIZ Special Initiative “Training and Job Creation” (encompassing projects in Morocco, Tunisia, Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana and Ethiopia) contributes to the latter target achievement: Improvement of the business environment for selected geographical areas and economic sectors (Clusters) and promotion of sustainable investments that lead to more employment. Derived thereof, the special initiative aims reads as follows: Businesses in selected sectors record job-creating growth. The project is broken down into three fields of activity:
1) Expanding capacities of Ethiopian small and medium sized businesses;
2) Improving conditions for sustainable and job-creating production increase in industrial parks; 3) Improving conditions for cooperation between Ethiopian and international companies. Therefore, the target group encompasses not only local and international small and medium sized businesses and investors, but also the job-seeking population and employees in industrial parks.
Side events
To offer the participants an attractive side program several other events complete the conference program:
WES AFRICA, an Int. Trade Fair for Environmental Technologies focusing on water, wastewater and waste management will take place next to the SIA Conference offering a platform to meet and consolidate business contacts.
A Fashion Show, presenting recent trends in African textile design and Haute Couture, will attract many at the evening of Day 1 of the conference.
A Training along the lines of the EIP Handbook jointly developed by GIZ, UNIDO, and WBG will be offered on Day 3 after the regular end of conference for those who want to dig deeper into the subject.
Site visits to two Ethiopian Industrial Parks are open to participants on Day 4 after the conference giving insight to industrial parks development in Ethiopia.
How to register?
The online registration is open! We are happy to assist you for visa procedures and discounted hotel rates. To register online, please visit our website: https://siaconference.com/

Source: EIC

16/02/2019

Ethiopia eyes tripling coffee output in five years

Ethiopia, Africa’s biggest coffee producer, is introducing production and marketing reforms that could as much as triple its output in five years.

The country is replacing old trees and cutting existing ones to allow new stems to sprout as aging trees become less productive.

That could help boost output to between 1.2 million tons and 1.8 million tons by 2024, up from an estimated 600,000 tons in the recent harvest, Bloomberg quoted the Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority as saying.

Old trees account for about 60 percent of the 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of trees in production, while another 1.5 million hectares aren’t yet yielding beans, according to the authority.

New trees in the country, where smallholders account for almost all output, take about three to four years to start producing.

The government, non-governmental organizations and research centers are helping to implement the changes, Adugna Debela, director general of the authority, said Thursday in an interview in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

Marketing reforms are helping producers skip some stages of the supply chain, Adugna said. That will help increase income for farmers, who currently receive about 60 percent of the price of coffee, he said.

“Under the new reforms, farmers can directly export,” he said. “We are creating awareness and this will be materialized this production year.”

Ethiopia exports the bulk of its beans to Europe and the U.S., and is trying to tap new markets in Asia, especially China, South Korea and Japan, Bote said.

China has the potential to take half of Ethiopia’s shipments, he said.

16/02/2019

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2019 (FBC) –As a result of the ongoing political changes, Ethiopia is attracting many labor-intensive foreign companies, said Abebe Abebayehu, Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC).In an exclusive interview w

15/02/2019

Addis Ababa, February 15, 2019 (FBC) - Ethiopia, Africa’s biggest coffee producer, is introducing production and marketing reforms that could as much as triple its output in five years.The country is replacing old trees and cutting existing ones to a

07/02/2019

Four steps Ethiopia should follow in order to attract FDI and domestic investment- as of PM Dr. Abiy mentioned on his speech on 2019 World Economic Forum

According to PM Dr. Abiy the four steps should be implemented: -

it easier for small and medium size enterprises to grow and flourish.
and mainstream regulations needed to start a business and provide a better policy environment.
the private sector an integral part of Ethiopia’s economy as it should be.
to foster public private partnerships.

PM Dr. Abiy added that Ethiopia has to invest in the aspirations of youth by improving educational standards and create fresh opportunities through careful planning and strategic repositioning.

26/01/2019

Addis Ababa, January 23, 2019 (FBC) –Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed addressed the 2019 World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, a few minutes ago.The Prime Minister told participants about the nationwide reforms undertaken during th

24/01/2019

PM Abiy Scouts Investment Opportunities Email Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Linkedin Addis Ababa January 23/02019 Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed scouts investment opportunities by meeting selected multinational corporations in Davos, Switzerland, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

27/12/2018

26/12/2018

Ethiopia launches national program to improve investment climate Investment December 26, 2018December 26, 2018 newbusiness Focusing on job creation, the Government of Ethiopia has launched a national program that will enable it to improve the business and investment climate of the country. The natio...

30/11/2018

Addis Ababa, November 26, 2018 –The first phase construction of Ethiopia’s national stadium (Adey Abeba stadium) has reached 95% completion milestone.The stadium for 62,000 fans is being built on 48.8 hectares of land in Bole sub-city.The stadium wil

30/11/2018

Addis Ababa's struggles will temper the temptation presented by the East African nation's vast, untapped market.

01/11/2018

Ethiopia visa on arrival for Africans starts November 9, 2018. A hint from the Prime Minister in May 2018, then a confirmation of implementation by erstwhile president. The reality is drawing closer.

01/11/2018

On July 10 this year, PM Abiy Ahmed met with Hafez Ghanem, World Bank VP for Africa. Addis Abeba, October 31/2018 – The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors have yesterday Oct. 30 approved $1.2 billion ($600 million grant and $600 million credit) from the International Development Associati...

20/10/2018

Italian clothing manufacturer, Calzedonia, has opened its first |n factory in .

The factory, which employs over 1000 people, has already started exporting 22 million Birr worth clothes per month to European destinations.

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13/10/2018

Adama Industrial Park Inaugurated

The industrial park built in Adama, 100 kms east of the capital Addis Ababa, specializing in textiles and apparel inaugurated.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and Lemma Megersa, chief administrator of Oromia regional state attended the inauguration of the first phase of the park.
The first phase of the park that lies on 102 hectares land has developed the Industrial Parks Development Corporation. The park developed at a cost of more than 4.1 billion Birr is expected to create jobs for 25,000 individuals and generate more than 38 million USD from the export of goods.

The park which will be developed in various phases will erect on 2,000 hectares land.
Antenx Textile PLC and Charter Ventures Apparel Ethiopia PLC are among the two big companies already occupying some of the sheds. In addition to these companies, one of the famous Japanese accessory manufacturers WKK is under preparation to commence production.

Besides the area developed by the Corporation huge Chinese company Jiangsu Shinshine Wool Textile PLC and Kingdom Linen Ethiopia PLC are developing their own factory sheds over a lands size of 8 and 32 ha to produce integrated wood Fabric and garment close to 1 billion USD over the course of its investment project.
As part of the first phase, a Chinese industrial park known as Adama-Hunan which specialized on machinery and equipment production is also being developed by Hunan province.

Enterprises that will rent the sheds in the park will be supplying their textile and apparel products to globally renowned companies such as PVH, H&M, ZARA, DECATHLON, CAIZEDONIA, WALTMART and COSTCO.

EIC

28/09/2018

18/09/2018

to be graced with a 10-billion-Br exhibition and convention centre. http://ow.ly/7PQO30lRKdA