Investments & Projects

Checkered shirts for American chain Gap. Slate leggings for Swedish store H&M. Twill shorts for Germany’s Tchibo. They are among a growing list of clothes being stitched together for big brands in Ethiopia.

Abuja — Budget and National Planning Minister, Senator Udoma Udo Udoma, has told a delegation of French businessmen that Nigeria's priority is to create a better environment for businesses to thrive, as the country is focused on expanding the productive base of the economy.

The Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) market in Nigeria, which experts say is about a $10billion market waiting to be harnessed, is said to require more discipline and maturity to be actualised.

Foreign direct investment in East Africa increased by 4.2 per cent in 2016, as partner states remained optimistic about increased foreign inflows as a result of viable reserves of minerals, oil and gas in the region.

The manufacturing sheds inside the recently inaugurated Kombolcha Industrial Park are close to be fully occupied by foreign textile and apparel manufacturers, according to Ethiopian Investment Commission.

These agreements relate to the establishment of 26 factories of subcontractors, mainly for the French groups Renault and PSA Peugeot Citroën, for investments of MAD 13.78 billion and the creation of 11,568 direct jobs, announced the Moroccan Minister of Industry, Moulay Hafid Ela...

Classical economists argue that allocation of factors of production follows the theory of diminishing marginal returns. According to this theory, additional units of capital earn higher returns when employed in production processes characterised by lower units of capital per unit...

To facilitate this growth, the government has been establishing agro-processing industrial parks in Tigray, Amhara, Oromia and Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' states, investing some 2.5 billion USD.

Ethiopia is striving to boost its manufacturing sector by introducing technologically sophisticated industrial parks , and allowing the active participation of expatriates there.