Ethiopia

19 September 2023 - Adeline Masson
Minister Gebremeskel Chala on empowering Ethiopia's trade agenda
Ethiopia's Minister of Trade and Regional Integration Gebremeskel Chala talks about Ethiopia's trade priorities, WTO accession and fostering positive African potential.
10 August 2023 - Farai Samhungu Peter Donelan
Integrating Ethiopia into regional and global trading systems
Since the start of the partnership between the Government of Ethiopia and the EIF and the establishment of the NIU, the EIF has supported Ethiopia in strengthening its institutional and productive capacity within trade-related sectors. These initiatives were targeted at addressing issues highlighted in the 2016 UN Conference on Trade and Development-led Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (DTIS) Update.
Impact catalogue
Trade policy
9 November 2021 - Alexander Kasterine
Counting carbon in the food export business
Alexander Kasterine explores how climate change concerns are changing market requirements for developing country food exporters
Climate
4 February 2021 - Emeline Wuilbercq
Pay cuts and forced overtime: COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Ethiopia's garment workers
Originally published by Thompson Reuters Foundation News on 22 December 2020
Women and trade
COVID-19
2 February 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
In Ethiopia, finding plenty in processing
The quiet outside the nondescript warehouse belies what is happening inside. Machines whir, and halls and walls are piled high with filled sacks of sesame, of chickpeas, of mung beans.
Agriculture
MSMEs
5 January 2021 - Deanna Ramsay
Luring honey profits in Ethiopia
Trainings in beekeeping and the provision of hives aims to create additional income sources for agriculturalists Beekeeping doesn’t come naturally, really. 
Agriculture
16 September 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
Sweetening the deal for Ethiopia's honey trade
“Ethiopia has huge potential in honey if we increase our capacity in terms of some value addition of the honey products and identifying new markets. In terms of capacity in Africa, I think we are the leading country, so we can develop this as a new area to get export earnings,” said Mesgenu Arga Moach, State Minister of Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry.
Agriculture
18 August 2020
Launching a small business, leveraging trade fairs
Biruktawit Begashaw started her own export company, Qine Trading, five years ago in Addis Ababa. Her business got a boost after attending Gulfood in Dubai, sponsored through Ethiopia’s Ministry of Trade and Industry and the Enhanced Integrated Framework.
Agriculture
Aid for Trade
MSMEs
18 August 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
Focusing on export development, Ethiopia’s small businesses seeing success
For a new business owner, one international trade fair got things rolling
Agriculture
Aid for Trade
MSMEs
14 May 2020
Small business owner in Ethiopia sees a future in ag products
Tewodros Yilma of Alpha Trading in Ethiopia discusses his business processing and exporting agricultural products, the role of trade fairs and his plans for the future.
Agriculture
Aid for Trade
MSMEs
14 May 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
For this Ethiopian exporter, the future is in food
Finding new buyers and tapping new markets, harnessing agriculture’s potential
Agriculture
Aid for Trade
MSMEs
21 April 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
What are least developed countries doing in response to COVID-19?
A roundup of recent news on the global pandemic, covering issues facing some of the world’s poorest countries – and what they are doing
COVID-19
24 March 2020 - Deanna Ramsay
What’s happening with COVID-19 in LDCs?
A compendium of recent news on the global pandemic and what some of the world’s poorest countries are doing
COVID-19
Trade policy
12 December 2019 - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Is African agriculture waking up?
New report delves into the trade data on agriculture on the continent, finding positive trends, points of concern and suggestions for the future
Agriculture
24 February 2016 - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
Public and private partners, donors and international agencies agree on a roadmap for Ethiopia's stronger integration into global trade
Representatives of the government, public and private institutions, donors and international organizations met in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from 23 to 24 February 2016
Trade policy