Ethiopia: Investment related facts
- Very good climate
- A wide range of cereals, pulses, oil seeds, cash crops, fruits and vegetables can grow
- Very good climate for flower farms
- High Livestock potential: One of the first ranking countries in Africa and is among the top ten countries in the world
- Favorable Investment Policies
- Major manufacturing opportunities, as the country’s manufacturing potential is remains untapped
- With population estimated to be around 80 millions, there can be a huge potential for marketing the goods in the country itself
Investement Areas
Agriculture and Agro-industrial Processing
- Coffee and tea
- Fruits and vegetables
- Flowers
- Livestock and poultry
- Pulses
- Oil Seeds
Manufacturing
- Leather and leather products
- Textiles and textile products and garments
- Building materials (steel, cement, etc) (a good example is Walia Steel Industries operated by a joint venture between a Chinese and Ethiopian company – Libo-Sissay Joint Investment)
- Food and beverage industries, including breweries, starch and glucose compel, baby food unit, etc
- Automotive industry, including production of components and spare parts (a good example is Holland Car that assembles ABAY brand cars)
Mining
- Mining (a good example is Midroc Gold)
Services:
- Large scale construction
- Construction and management of international hotels and resort facilities (many such international hotels and resorts are being constructed in almost every parts of the country and there is still a huge need.)
