Addis Ababa, February 10, 2025 (FMC) – Ethiopia’s Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) membership significantly enhances its investment appeal, according to the country’s Investment Commission. This 21-member economic community, with a population exceeding 640 million, a combined GDP of 1 trillion USD, and 383 billion USD in […]
Events
Addis Ababa, February 7, 2025 (FMC) – Pakistan values Ethiopia as a great trading partner and political fiend in Africa, according to Basit Saleem Shah, Minister of Trade and Investment – Commercial Wing of the Embassy of Pakistan to Ethiopia. The Commercial Wing of the Embassy hosted a pre-event promotion […]
Addis Ababa, February 7, 2025 (FMC) – Zinabu Yirga, Deputy Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), convened with representatives from Tourba yesterday to explore collaborative opportunities in the agricultural sector. During the meeting, Tourba’s Carbon Farming Director for Africa and Brazil showcased the company’s capabilities, highlighting how their innovative […]
Addis Ababa, February 3, 2025 (FMC) – An Ethiopian Business and Investment Forum was held in Prague today to showcase the investment opportunities in Ethiopia with the participation of several Czech Republic businesses and heads of companies. State Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Mesganu Arga, in his opening remarks, underscored […]
Addis Ababa, January 25, 2025 (FMC) – The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), together with key stakeholders including the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI), the Customs Commission, the Industrial Parks Development Corporation, and the Ethiopian Shipping Lines and Logistics Services Enterprise, has successfully concluded the operational commencement and handover […]
Addis Ababa, January 24, 2025 (FMC) – The government of Pakistan has vowed to facilitate its vast market opportunities to Ethiopian products with a bid to further strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. Advancing bilateral ties through trade was the focus of discussion during a meeting between Ethiopia’s Minister […]
Addis Ababa, January 23, 2025 (FMC) – Japanese companies are showing growing interest to explore business opportunities in Ethiopia and the recent Ethio-Japan Trade and Investment Symposium was useful in that regard, Ambassador Shibata Hironori said. The Japanese Ambassador said that the two countries have a very long relationship on […]
On the occasion, State Minister of Foreign Affairs Ambassador Mesganu Arga stated that the bilateral relation between Ethiopia and Japan is strong and historic, stressing the need to further enhance business and trade relations by leveraging mutual opportunities and increasing stakeholder participation. Ambassador Mesganu also called on Japanese business and […]
On the occasion, both dignitaries agreed on the importance of enhancing investment flows into Ethiopia’s special economic zones. The IPDC CEO mentioned the importance of working in cooperation with the institute to increase the flow of investment in the Ethiopian special economic zones run by corporation. Shoichi Kobayashi, on his […]
Addis Ababa, January 20, 2025 (FMC) – Commissioner Zeleke Temesgen (PhD), Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), held a meeting today with representatives of Trafigura, the world’s second-largest private oil and metal trading Group. During the meeting, Commissioner Zeleke highlighted the significant investment opportunities available in Ethiopia that align […]
Addis Ababa, January 15, 2025 (FMC) – Zeleke Temesgen, Chief Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission, met with a high-level ministerial delegation from the Government of Azerbaijan at the his office today. The Azerbaijani delegation is comprised of senior officials from the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agriculture, and Economy, as […]
ddis Ababa, January 15, 2025 (FMC) – The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia (MoTRI) announced that the country is committed to increasing and expanding the bariety of the products it exports to Azerbaijan. Economic cooperation between the two countries was discussed during a meeting between Minister of […]