investment

Africa is currently witnessing a boom in urban investments; however, their nature differs significantly across different cities. Most of the investments are motivated by political – the city of Addis Ababa, for instance, which has grown and developed tremendously in the last twenty years, is witnessing a different urban vision, targeting mainly aesthetic, Ethiopian diaspora, and urban...

China is currently Ethiopia’s largest trading partner. By 2015, the trade volume between these two countries had already reached a margin of 6 billion dollars. So far China has invested in various sectors in Ethiopia including the manufacturing industry which is at the top, followed by the construction sector, real estate, and consultancy, among many others. At the start of 2017, the private Chinese...

Demand for residential houses in Addis Ababa has continued to rise over the past few years. More Ethiopians are relocating to town putting pressure on the government to satisfy the housing demands. Nevertheless, the private sector has really stepped into at least cater for some of the demand, especially demand for high-end residential houses. The private sector has been experiencing impressive steady...

Ethiopia is known as one of the African countries with a stable and steady economy. The stability in its economy can be credited to the cordial working relationship between the state and the foreign investors. Sources have it that Ethiopia has a good number of international investors from Asia, Gulf and European nations which are believed to have the most reliable economic pillars. An investment...