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E.I Radio Show

E.I Radio: Increase in Winery Production
Wednesday, 21 December 2011
  E.I Radio: The Largest Port in East Africa under Construction In this session, Henok Assefa, Managing Partner of Precise Consult International, talks about the largest port in East Africa... Read more...

Business Opportunities

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Top Story

Diageo Furthers Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture in Africa Through Investment in Ethiopia and Tanzania
Friday, 18 May 2012
  Letters of Intent signed at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and World Economic Forum's Symposium on Global Agriculture and Food SecurityDiageo, the world's leading premium drinks... Read more...
Key Note Address By H.E. Ato Meles Zenawi at the Ethiopia Investment Summit 2012
Thursday, 17 May 2012
  I am delighted to welcome you to this Investment Summit. The Summit is intended to link senior business executives from around the world with opportunities for investment in Ethiopia. The... Read more...
PRESS RELEASE: Pfizer partners with Government of Ethiopia to fight counterfeit medicines
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
  Pfizer, the leading global health company reiteratedits commitment to fighting counterfeit medicines by helping to build capacity of major stakeholders in the health sector including decision... Read more...
Ethiopia: The Meles Zenawi Show - World Economic Forum on Africa, 2012
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
 Analysis:The World Economic Forum is best known for its annual meeting at Davos in the Swiss Alps where, recently, focus has been on the poor state of the world economy - particularly that of... Read more...
Africa Finance on Sub-Saharan Investment Safari
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
   Africa Finance Corporation, a Lagos-based development financier, is considering potential investments worth $3-billion across sub-Saharan Africa over the next year.Established in 2007 to... Read more...
Africa Finance Corp Eyeing $3 bln Deals
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
  Africa Finance Corporation (AFC), a Lagos-based development financier, is considering potential investments worth $3 billion across sub-Saharan Africa over the next year, its chief executive... Read more...
Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa Sustaining Growth amid Global Uncertainty
Tuesday, 15 May 2012
 Sub-Saharan Africa continues to record strong economic growth, despite the weaker global economic environment. Regional output rose by 5 percent in 2011, with growth set to increase slightly in... Read more...
From Live-Aid to a Lion Economy
Monday, 14 May 2012
  Three decades ago, the likes of Bob Geldof came to the rescue of millions of famine-stricken Ethiopians. Fast forward to the present, over 700 global mover and shakers of which 500 plus were... Read more...
Raising Capital Bane of Investments in Africa
Monday, 14 May 2012
  Raising capital is the biggest constraint facing private equity firms seeking to invest in potential projects in sub-Saharan Africa, the chairman of Egyptian private equity firm Citadel... Read more...

Special Events

E-learning Set to Support Global Renaissance, Sustainable Future
Wednesday, 16 May 2012
  E-learning Africa (eLA) 2012 will take place on May 23-25 in Cotonou, Benin, and will feature 12 pre-conference workshops, about 60 sessions and over 300 speakers from Africa and beyond.... Read more...
Global Indian SMI / SME Forum & Networking Summit (MALAYSIA 2012)
Thursday, 15 December 2011
     The Kuala Lumpur & Selangor Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (KLSICCI) with absolute support from the state government of Selangor is organizing the Global Indian SMI/SME Forum &... Read more...

Sources of Finance


  The Private Sector Investment programme (PSI) is a subsidy programme of the Dutch Ministry...
  This week Precise Consult International is back with another source of finance for your...
  This week Precise Consult International is back with another source of finance for your...
  In its third publication of how to access finance in Ethiopia, Precise Consult...
  In this week’s edition, Precise Consult International gives you another source of...

E.I Blog

Negadras Gebrehiwot Baykedagne, an Ethiopian Pioneer of Economic Theory
Thursday, 16 September 2010
  Circa 1912, Ethiopian doctor, economist, and all around intellectual Negadras Gebrehiwot Baykedagne published a small volume entitled Aste Menelik and Ethiopia (Emperor Minelik and... Read more...
Microfinance: Loan Sharks or Development Agents? The Ethiopian Case
Thursday, 15 July 2010
 Walking along the street of any low-income settlement in anywhere in the world, one is thumped by the apparent contrast of dwelling and habitat. On one side of the street is a decrepit, single... Read more...
Is it Time for Ethiopia to Completely Liberalize its Trade Regime?
Thursday, 24 June 2010
  Any serious economist worth his salt would tell you that the arguments for free trade in general are beyond compelling.  While free trade in theory is not questioned as much, what is... Read more...

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Mon, May 21st, 2012, @12:01am - 12:01AM
Training on Computerized Accounting
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Training on Tour and Travel Operation Management
Mon, Jun 4th, 2012, @12:01am - 12:01AM
Training on Strategic Planning and Management

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