Ethiopian PM Hailemariam Desalegn Talks about Ethiopia Post Meles Zenawi (Video)
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Ethiopia’s Boom Runs into Limits on Finance
Photo: Rakeb Abebe, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, GAWT International Business PLC Ethiopia By Katrina Manson in Addis Ababa Three banks rejected Tekeste Berhan Habtu for a loan to help build his 11-storey office block. Undeterred, the 59-year-old Ethiopian businessman…
Ethiopia’s Leader, Hailemariam Desalegn, Aims to Maintain Tight Rein on Key Businesses
Photo: An Ethiopian Orthodox Priest talking on a mobile phone By Katrina Manson Addis Ababa, May 27, 2013 — Ethiopia’s new prime minister has ruled out loosening state control of key businesses, dealing a blow to foreign investors circling one…
France 24 Interviews Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn
Source: France 24 Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected as chairman of the African Union in January. Since then, he has to deal with the war in Mali. After months of fighting, the country still needs the international community’s…
Ethiopia Registers 10.5 Percent Economic Growth: PM Hailemariam
Addis Ababa, April 23, 2013 — (WIC) — Ethiopia’s economy has grown by 10.5 per cent on average during the first two years of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) period, according to Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn. While presenting 2012/13…
Statement by EU Commission President José Manuel Barroso after Meeting with Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn (Video)
Press point/Brussels 18 April 2013 Good morning ladies and gentleman, It is a great pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn on his first official visit to Europe. I also know this is the first official visit that he pays…
German President Joachim Gauck Arrives on a 4 Day Official Visit to Ethiopia
March 19, 2013 German President Joachim Gauck has begun a four-day official tour to Ethiopia. He is expected to meet Ethiopian leaders, civil society representatives and address the African Union. President Gauck, who arrived in Addis Ababa on Sunday, met…
First Women-Initiated Bank Launched in Ethiopia (Video)
Photo: Meaza Ashenafi, lawyer and activist is the founder and CEO of Enat Bank “Enat” is an Amharic word for “mother” Enat Bank, the first women’s bank in Ethiopia, was launched on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, the country’s capital. Initiated…
PM Hailemariam Desalegn: Ethiopia Prefers Trade with the UK rather than Receiving Aid
By Yemane Nagish Prime Minister Hailamariam Desalegn held discussions with the deputy prime minister of the United Kingdom (UK), Nick Clegg, at his office yesterday on issues ranging from trade and investment to human rights and democracy. Briefing the press…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn Inaugurates a Pharmaceutical Plant
Feb 06, 2013 — Prime Minister Hailemariam inaugurated the pharmaceutical plant for the UAE’s company pharmaceutical giant Julphar’ today (February 6th) here in the Gerji area of Addis Ababa. The inauguration ceremony was also attended by United Arab Emirates Foreign…
Ethiopia’s Hailemariam Desalegn Elected as African Union Chairman (Video)
Photo: Hailemariam Desalegn, PM of Ethiopia Jan. 27, 2013 By William Daviso Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn was elected by African heads of state as chairman of the African Union today, replacing Benin’s President Yayi Boni. The 47-year-old Hailemariam, who…
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegne Readies for the 2nd Half of GTP
By Yemeserach Hune Dec. 12, 2012 Now, the first-half of the GTP is fast approaching and as PM Hailemariam said last October quot;the performance of the economy showed the country was on the right track to achieve the growth envisaged…
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Deslegn Willing to Talk to Eritrea (Video Interview with Al Jazeera in English, and CCTV Interview)
Dec 06, 2012 In an exclusive interview, Hailemariam Desalegn tells Al Jazeera he is ready to speak to President Issaias Afeworki. Hailemariam Desalegn, Ethiopia’s prime minister, has said that he is willing to hold talks with neighbouring Eritrea, with whom…
Ethiopia Deal Signals Cheaper Power in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya, Dec 5 – Lower energy costs are on the horizon for Kenyan consumers, after the government secured a Sh37.5 billion ($441 million) credit agreement to import cheaper electricity from Ethiopia. Once the 1,045 kilometre transmission power line between…
Ethiopia’s PM Hailemariam Desalegn Adds Two Deputy PMs in Cabinet Reshuffle
Nov. 28, 2012 * Move aimed at improving governance * New foreign minister also appointed * PM Hailemariam Desalegn in power since Meles Zenawi’s death By Aaron Maasho ADDIS ABABA, Nov 29 (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn appointed…
Ethiopia and kenya Sign Trade Pacts
East Africa Business Week Nov. 27, 2012 Addis and Nairobi Sign Trade Pacts Trade ties between Kenya and Ethiopia could strengthen further in light of an aggressive marketing campaign driven by newly installed Ethiopian Prime Minister Ato Hailemariam Desalegn. Just…
Ethiopia Opens up as PM Hailemariam Desalegn Visits Kenya
By Peterson Thiong’o, The EastAfrican November 24, 2012 IN SUMMARY Four months after the death of Meles Zenawi, Ethiopia is opening up to foreign investors after years of its seemingly closed door policy. Addis’s strategy is said to be shifting from…
Kenya: Private Sector Applauds Special Status Agreement with Ethiopia
BY BETTY MAINA 25 NOVEMBER 2012 OPINION Kenya’s business community has expressed their appreciation and welcome the signing of the Special Status Agreement by His Excellency, Hailemariam Desalegn, Prime Minister of Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and His Excellency President…
Ethiopia: Prime Minister Hailemariam Holds Talks With Iran’s Foreign Minister
Nov. 19, 2012 Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn also met and held talks on Friday (November 17th, 2012) with Iran’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Mr. Ali Akbar Salehi. Discussions covered bilateral and regional issues. During the talks, the Foreign Minister said that…
Ethiopia’s PM Hailemariam Desalegn Aggressively Markets Ethiopia
NAIROBI, Kenya, Nov 22 – Taking the helm of one of Africa’s fastest growing non-oil economies after a predecessor as influential and at times controversial as Meles Zenawi, is indisputably a daunting task. However, Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn now the Ethiopian…
Ethiopia on Right Track to Meet MDGs Says Jan Eliason, UN Deputy Secretary-General
Ethiopia on Right Track to Meet MDGs Says Jan Eliason, UN Deputy Secretary-General Addis Ababa, November 16, 2012 — (WIC) — United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Ambassador Jan Eliason said Ethiopia is on the right track to meet the Millennium Development…
PM Hailemariam Desalegn: Ethiopian Government to Strengthen Special Support to PWDs, the Elderly, Women
Gov’t to strengthen special support to PWDs, elders, women Addis Ababa, November 15, 2012 — (WIC) — Prime Minister Hailemariam Dessalegn said the government will further strengthen ongoing special support to persons with disabilities (PWDs), elders and women. In an…
ETV’s Tefera Gedamu Interviews Bereket Simon on the Smooth Power Transition from the Late Meles Zenawi to Hailemariam Desalegn
ETV’s Tefera Gedamu Interviews Bereket Simon, Communications Affairs Minister of the government of Ethiopia. The country has now a new prime minister. Is Ethiopia’s political landscape about to change? Is the transition officially over? Was the transition smooth and orderly?…
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