A land of vast opportunites

Ethiopia is a land of vast opportunities:

• Stable political climate;
• Liberalized free market economy;
• Conducive macro economic policies and stable foreign exchange regime;
• Huge home market of more than 77 million people;
• Access to 23 African countries through the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA);
• Preferential treatment to the European market under the ACP-EU Lome Convention;
• Favorable export market status under the US Generalized System of Preference (GSP) and export of Everything but Arms (EBA) to European Union;
• Wide variety of  domestic raw material base;
• Abundant, trainalbe and inexpensive labor force;
• Strategic location with proximity to the lucrative markets of the Middle East, Europe and Asia;
• Attractive incentive packages;
• Participation in the privatization opportunities;
• One-stop-shop service by the Ethiopian Investment Authority to facilitate all pre and post investment requirements.