Business

On the 23rd of August, Norwegian Ambassadors met with the Norwegian business community as part of the yearly “Ambassadors meeting” held in Oslo. Business-representatives could request for short “dates” with Ambassadors to gain knowledge about business opportunities in various countries. In this regard, Ethiopia proved to be a sought-after “dating partner”. Read more

Hovedpunkter: •Enorm økonomisk vekst medfører at landet er i ferd med å oppnå tusenårsmålet. •Privatisering av en rekke offentlige selskaper er i gang. •12 prosent oppgang i eksportinntekten, sammenlignet med fjoråret. •Etiopia har nå Afrikas nest største kapasitet på hydroenergi. Read more

Hovedpunkter: • Nytt statsbudsjett 20 prosent større enn det forrige • Lav inflasjon og forventninger om fortsatt høy vekst • Den etiopiske varebørsen (ECX) inngår avtaler med Den amerikanske kaffekvalitetsinstitusjonen og Verdens matvareprogram • Coop med stor avtale om roseimport fra Etiopia • Det nye statsbudsjettet vektlegger infrastruktur. Utbedring av tilgang til fiberoptisk nett og veifo... Read more

Mr Erik Solheim, Norwegian Minister of Development, puts emphasis on the business-engagements by Norwegian florist company “Mester Grønn” in the latest edition of the “Ernst&Young-Magazine”. Read more

An agreement is signed between Norwegian retailer chain Coop and Ethiopian rose-farm “Sher Ethiopia” for yearly deliveries of 20 million roses to Norwegian stores. Read more

Since 1960, the Koka Dam in Oromia Region has been powering Ethiopia. The 458 metre long dam was an important part of the country’s development during the time of Emperor Haile Selassie, and also then, Norwegian expertise was utilized to make the most of hydropower in Ethiopia. Read more

Ethiopia was in focus at a business seminar on clean energy project development in Africa organised in Oslo, Norway, recently. Read more

Ethiopian honey was recently introduced in Norway and is growing in popularity. Read more

Mosvold is a name people in Ethiopia will know, both from the area around the shop in Piazza, and as a name of quality products, particularly furniture. But the fact that Mosvold is a Norwegian name, established by Norwegians with Norwegian products might not be so well known. When dealing with Ethio-Norwegian business relations, one should start with the first Norwegian business venture in Eth... Read more

"Norwegian-Ethiopian relations are longstanding and includes relations at so many levels, from people to people to political contacts at the highest level," says Norwegian State Secretary Ingrid Fiskaa. Read more

Norway’s comparative advantage in hydro power development and Ethiopia’s amazing hydropower potential means that this is one of the embassy’s focus areas of development collaboration. Read more

Read Ambassador Kjemprud's editorial in the 16 May business enclosure. Read more

Hovedpunkter: • Foreløpige resultater fra parlamentsvalget tilsier at regjeringen vinner en brakseier • Raskere vekst i eksport og BNP forventes det kommende året • Regjeringen sier WTO-medlemskap er en målsetting og uttrykker forhandlingsvilje • Kina tilbyr store lån til bybane, jernbane, skip og vannkraftutbygging • Ambassaden utgav næringslivsbilag der Etiopias utenriksminister vektlegger de... Read more

Interview with H.E Seyoum Mesfin, Ethiopian Minister of Foreign Affairs. Published in the Ethio-Norwegian Business enclosure in Capital Newspaper , May 16th. Read more

The embassy has produced a 12 page business enclosure entitled “Ethio-Norwegian Business relations: Past, Present, and Future”, which can be found inside the May 16th edition of Capital Newspaper. Read more

Ambassador Kjemprud and Minister Girma Birru, Minister of trade and Industry, met today to discuss the business relations between the two countries and to follow up on the developments in the business sector during the last year. Read more

Hovedpunkter: • En utenlandsk konsulentrapport berømmer etiopiske myndigheters reaksjon på den globale finanskrisen. • IMF er positive til den makroøkonomiske utviklingen i Etiopia • Stor markering i forbindelse med at China Africa Development Fund åpner kontor i Addis Abeba • Produksjon og salg av elektriske biler i Etiopia • Ambassaden vil publisere næringslivsbilag med fokus på norsk-etiopis... Read more

The Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise (NHO) reports on Ambassador Kjemprud’s address to the Private Sector Development Programme’s Africa Network. Read more

With effect from March 29th, Scandinavian Airlines and Ethiopian Airlines has entered into an agreement that will provide travellers with better connectivity and services between Norway, the other Nordic countries and Africa. Read more

Exporters of fresh fruit and vegetables can find interesting business opportunities in Norway and the other Nordic countries. Read more