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.