Briefing journalists, Finance State Minister Eyob Tekalegn said, “We have issued an expression of interest to hire a transaction advisory firm to lead the partial privatization of the telecom.” The request for expressions of interest for a transaction advisor firm for the process of partial privatization of the telecom posted today on the website of […]
Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew delivered opening remarks at the Energy Action Forum today hosted by Ford Foundation on the sidelines of the ongoing 74th Session of the United Nations General Assembly meeting. He noted that the Forum is a priority as it is taking place on the eve of the most high-level gathering of Heads […]
The homegrown economic reform will propel Ethiopia to become the African icon of prosperity by 2030, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said. Opening a forum held to brief international development partners and the diplomatic community on the Homegrown Economic Reform agenda of the country, the premier stated that “the homegrown economic reform agenda is close to […]
The week-long annual meeting of Ambassadors, Heads of Mission and higher officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia concluded today. The meeting was held under the theme of “Institutional Reform for Diplomatic Excellence” from 2-7 September 2019. Foreign Minister Gedu Andargachew noted the previous year had been focused […]
Ethiopia is a priority in USA’s plan to support investment in developing countries, says Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC). In a press conference via telephone Acting President and Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation David Bohigian told the media that USA is ready to support investment in developing nations. Over the last 50 years OPIC […]
ትረስት ፈንዱ በተቋቋመ በአንድ አመት ጊዜ ውስጥ ካሰባሰበዉ ውስጥ ከ 116 ሚሊየን ብር በላይ አንገብጋቢ ማህበራዊ እና ኢኮኖሚያዊ ችግሮችን በዘላቂነት ለሚፈቱ ፕሮጀክቶች ፈሰስ ያደርጋል የኢትዮጵያ ዳያስፖራ ትረስት ፈንድ ‘በቀን አንድ ብር ለወገን ክብር’ በሚል መርህ በ 77 ሀገራት የሚገኙ ከ24,000 በላይ ሀገር ወዳድ የዳያስፖራዉ ማህበረሰብ አባላት ካዋጡት ውስጥ 4,000,000 የአሜሪካ ዶላር (ከ 116,000,000 ብር በላይ) […]
The first Ethiopian Diaspora Festival since the establishment of the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency (EDA) is set to take place in Addis Ababa between 22-24, August 2019. The Festival will include a Diaspora Scholars Symposium and Training, a B2B Networking and Forum for Diaspora Businesses to connect and engage with local investors. A business exhibition will […]
Ethiopians have set a new world record for trees planted in one day. More than 353,633,660 trees were planted in 12 hours on Monday, surpassing the initial goal of planning 200 million trees. Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed congratulated Ethiopians for not only meeting the target but also exceeding it. “This activity sends a strong […]
Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Dr Abiy Ahmed and Moussa Faki Mahamat, the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, held an in-depth exchange of views on the situation in the Sudan today. They welcomed the significant progress made in the negotiations between the Sudanese parties in conformity with the guidance given by the African Union Peace and […]
Ethiopia and the World Bank signed a $500 million grant agreement today, June 15, 2019. Ahmed Shide, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance, and Ms. Carolyn Turk, World Bank Country Director for Ethiopia, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance. The grant will be used to finance the implementation of climate action […]
