E.I TV would like to offer you the opportunity to ask H.E Ato Girma Birru questions you may have regarding the policies and strategies of the Government of Ethiopia in the sphere of business and investment.
Precise Consult International and EthiopaInvestor.com TV (E.I TV), in collaboration with 105.3 Afro FM and Zeleman Production, will be interviewing His Excellency Ato Girma Birru (MP), Minister of Trade and Industry, FDRE, on the issue of doing business in Ethiopia.
The Ministry of Trade and Industry is the government body responsible for the development of the private sector in Ethiopia. Accordingly, under its leadership, Ethiopia has begun an economic transformation which saw double digit GDP growth over the past six years. The IMF has singled out the country as the fastest growing non-oil dependent economy in Africa, and the Economist magazine has predicted that the country will be the fifth fastest growing in the World in 2010.
H.E. Ato Girma Birru is one of the most eloquent spokespersons to ever elaborate the Ethiopian Government’s development vision, strategies, and policies. He continues to be at the forefront of the country’s impressive annual export growth of 25% per annum (except 2009 which saw a slight decline of 2% due to the global economic crisis). As the implementing leader of the Industrial Development Strategy of Ethiopia, he is also the force behind the emergence of the floriculture industry in Ethiopia, which is currently the second largest in Africa. Among the high profile leadership positions he holds are chairmanship of the boards of the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation and the Development Bank of Ethiopia.
E.I TV would like to offer you the opportunity to ask H.E Ato Girma Birru questions you may have regarding the policies and strategies of the Government of Ethiopia in the sphere of business and investment.
Due to the many requests from our visitors, EthiopiaInvestor has pushed back the deadline to submit questions to Wednesday, March 17th, 2010. Please submit your questions by e-mailing us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
· H.E. Girma Birru, Minister of Trade and Industry
· Date of Birth: 27/05/1957
· B.A., Economics, Addis Ababa University (1982)
· M.A., Economic Policy and Planning, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague (1986)
· Economist, Socio-economic Affairs Department, Office of the Council of Ministers and Bureau of Industry and Handicrafts (1982-91)
· Economic Affairs Advisor, Ministry of Defense (August 1991-May 1992)
· Vice Minister of Defense and Head, Revenue Administration Board with rank of Minister (1994-95)
· Minister of Economic Development and Cooperation (August 1995-2001)
· Minister of Trade and Industry (2001-Present)