Ethiopia Sector Analysis - MarcoPolis Your local business media with a global reach Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:03:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Ethiopia’s agriculture: Analysis of agriculture production and its trends in Ethiopia /ethiopias-agriculture-in-2014-analysis-of-agriculture-production-and-its-trends-in-ethiopia.htm Wed, 26 Mar 2014 09:03:59 +0000 /ethiopias-agriculture-in-2014-analysis-of-agriculture-production-and-its-trends-in-ethiopia.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia’s agriculture: Analysis of agriculture production and its trends in Ethiopia
In Ethiopia, where over 82% of the total population lives in rural areas, agriculture is the major means of earning a living. Taking about 43% of the country’s overall GDP, agriculture has been leading Ethiopian economy for years.

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]]> Ethiopian Industry: Will Ethiopia achieve the industry GTP targets on time? /ethiopian-industry-will-ethiopia-achieve-the-industry-gtp-targets-on-time.htm Fri, 14 Mar 2014 09:03:31 +0000 /ethiopian-industry-will-ethiopia-achieve-the-industry-gtp-targets-on-time.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopian Industry: Will Ethiopia achieve the industry GTP targets on time?
To increase the domestic supply the government has been trying to address the problems by encouraging and supporting investors involved in the following industries: textile, leather, sugar, cement, metal, chemical, pharmaceutical and agro-processing industries.

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]]> Infrastructure development in Ethiopia: Building Ethiopia’s infrastructure with billions of birr /infrastructure-development-in-ethiopia-building-ethiopias-infrastructure-with-billions-of-birr.htm Thu, 13 Mar 2014 12:14:45 +0000 /infrastructure-development-in-ethiopia-building-ethiopias-infrastructure-with-billions-of-birr.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Infrastructure development in Ethiopia: Building Ethiopia’s infrastructure with billions of birr
Ethiopia’s commitment to improve the state of its infrastructure is already showing its serious character. Transport, electricity (power), telecom and construction of educational as well as health centers have been at the forefront of improvement.

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]]> Ethiopia’s export commodities and export markets: Coffee, gold and fluctuating prices /ethiopias-export-commodities-and-export-markets-coffee-gold-and-fluctuating-prices.htm Fri, 21 Feb 2014 11:50:53 +0000 /ethiopias-export-commodities-and-export-markets-coffee-gold-and-fluctuating-prices.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia’s export commodities and export markets: Coffee, gold and fluctuating prices
‘Export is a matter of life and death for us!’—say the government officials in Ethiopia. Ethiopia is exporting more than 1,800 commodities to over 45 countries across the globe. Led by coffee—the country’s flagship export item that accounts for about 65% of the total export�, a number of agricultural products (e.g. oil seeds) and gold have also been in the forefront of export for years.

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]]> Ethiopia banking sector analysis: Ethiopian banks at a crossroads /ethiopia-banking-sector-analysis-ethiopian-banks-at-a-crossroads.htm Fri, 07 Feb 2014 14:37:04 +0000 /ethiopia-banking-sector-analysis-ethiopian-banks-at-a-crossroads.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia banking sector analysis: Ethiopian banks at a crossroads
Thanks to the firm monetary policy of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), all Ethiopian banks have survived until presence and none has been experiencing symptoms suggesting possible bankruptcy. Ethiopian banks now appear more profitable and ahead of the sub-Saharan standard. Conversely, the sector has to tackle a number of challenges including Ethiopia's accession to the WTO.

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]]> Ethiopia: Construction materials scarcity no longer a challenge, but there is a need for sophisticated construction materials /ethiopia-construction-materials-scarcity-no-longer-a-challenge-but-there-is-a-need-for-sophisticated-construction-materials.htm Thu, 16 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 /ethiopia-construction-materials-scarcity-no-longer-a-challenge-but-there-is-a-need-for-sophisticated-construction-materials.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia: Construction materials scarcity no longer a challenge, but there is a need for sophisticated construction materials
The scarcity of construction materials was also among the serious challenges for the construction sector in general which also faced the real estate sub sector a few years ago. The coming of Derba Cement - the major cement supplier (52% market share) with a competitive price - has solved the problem, although GIFT Real Estate argues for using ‘sophisticated� construction materials.

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]]> Ethiopia: Addressing the housing demand through Integrated Housing Development Program /ethiopia-addressing-the-housing-demand-through-integrated-housing-development-program.htm Tue, 14 Jan 2014 00:00:00 +0000 /ethiopia-addressing-the-housing-demand-through-integrated-housing-development-program.htm Ethiopia Sector Analysis
Ethiopia: Addressing the housing demand through Integrated Housing Development Program
Through the Integrated Housing Development Program - a housing program worth of Birr 15.4 billion which is supported by the World Bank � Ethiopian government has been working to reduce slums in urban areas of the country by 50% as part of its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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