BY JAMES JEFFREY, 13 MARCH 2014 DW Two aid workers from Germany’s GIZ are now nurturing start-ups in the Ethiopian capital – from a text messaging service for job seekers to bamboo ramps for skateboarders. The offices of start-up hub…
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13 MARCH 2014 NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya has offered Ethiopian companies a chance to raise funds and trade their shares on the Nairobi bourse in a move that could give them access to capital without compromising Addis Ababa’s closed economy…
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Wed Mar 12, 2014 LONDON (Reuters) – Tesco, the world’s third-largest retailer, expects to source more clothes from Ethiopia, but wants the nascent industry there to uphold high ethical standards as global chains seek to prevent factory disasters like those…
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By Carol Matlack March 12, 2014 Ethiopia is a largely agricultural nation of 94 million people that endures frequent droughts and famine, with a per-capita income of a bit more than $100 per month. Is it ready for Heineken beer…
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By Jenny Vaughan, AFP March 11, 2014 Addis Ababa (AFP) – Above Addis Ababa’s concrete skyline, cranes tower high amid blasts from nearby drills and diggers. At the feet of buildings shrouded in bamboo scaffolding, excavators dig up dirt tracks,…
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