Ethiopia
Economy
In the 2008 Mo Ibrahim Index of African Governance, Ethiopia is ranked 31st out of 48 sub-Saharan African nations, putting it ahead of neighbouring Sudan, Eritrea and Somalia, but...
2009-03-17Economy
BMI View: We are forecasting a sharp slowdown in real GDP growth in Ethiopia to 2.3% in 2009, from an estimated 6.5% in 2008. The expansion of agricultural output should help to...
2009-03-10Economy
Our outlook for Ethiopia's macroeconomy in 2009 has deteriorated on the back of a significant revision to our global assumptions. BMI now sees global growth of just 0.3% in 2009,...
2008-12-19Economy
BMI View: We have reduced our forecast for real GDP growth in Ethiopia, on the back of a significant worsening in the outlook for global growth. We now see economic expansion of...
2008-12-19Economy
BMI View: Real GDP growth is set to slow to 6.9% in 2009, from an estimated 9.6% in 2008. Low export earnings (especially for coffee and horticulture) and subdued private investment...
2008-12-15Economy
BMI View: We expect continued deterioration of Ethiopia's fiscal position toward 2009 due to heavy military spending and inadequate tax collection. By 2009 the fiscal deficit should...
2008-06-03Economy
A newly established Ethiopian-US investment body, Ethio-American Investment Group , said in early June that it plans to build a US$37mn brewery at Maichew, in the northern Tigray...
2008-06-03Companies
The Ethiopian wine industry is on the verge of experiencing a major production revolution, as French wine group Castel has announced that it will begin production in the country....
2008-05-07




