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Ego And Ignorance: Enemies Of The Ethiopian Consumer
Ego And Ignorance - Part 2 In a counter point to another writer's assertion that ego is the primary problem of the Ethiopian consumer, Michael Shiferaw argues that ignorance also plays a large part in making this consumer group, seemingly price insensitive.
NewsfeedUSAID Diaspora Direct Investment Program Paying Dividends Diaspora Direct Investment loan guarantee program is one of several USAID projects that VEGA Ethiopia is currently executing.
Bunna Time! Coffee Round Table held at Hilton right after EAFCA 2010 and ECX's launch of Direct Specialty Trade.
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Tourism is of course another one of so many stories about Ethiopian promise unfulfilled. Earnings from the sector in 2008 were a platry $157 million when they could legitimately be 10 times more or even greater. What's holding the sector back and is it on the right track to being anywhere close to what it could be?
Urbanite Ethiopians love their machiatto and mille-feuille. Even if the prices for these 'luxury items' have gone up astronomically in the last few years. Especially at upscale cafes and restaurants. Many of the customers that frequent such establishments frequently complain at the high prices. But the one thing they never seem to do, is leave.
Internet connection rates take another dive.
If you’re looking for the last word in live, contemporary Ethiopian music in Addis, Fahrenheit is the place to be bar none!
Sometimes, bartenders put up a sign that says 'Tipping is not a city in China' to let patrons know they should not consider tipping a distant and foreign concept. By that token, perhaps Addis motorists should start taking putting the title of this article on signs they take to most new buildings in town.
The venerable Office Bar at the Sheraton Addis has remained one of Addis' top, upscale nightspots for many years. And it is aptly named for entertainment is not the only offering its patrons can find there.
Upscale restaurants are becoming an investment area of choice for many entrepreneurs, particularly those with foreign connections. Café Bon is one of the new crop of entrants onto the dining scene that have popped up over the last few months. And if beginnings are anything to go by, it's going to be here for a long while.
In this installment of her ongoing research into Ethiopian music and culture, Dr. Timkehet Teferra delves into the experiences and music of the Bahər DÄÂÂr's child azmaris. At a very young age, these aspiring musicians seem to master some aspects of the art their older counterparts have perfected, enough to contemplate competing with them in offering their services.
The new system of Internships at Ethiopian Universities adds value to the students and their assigned companies.
ESAI celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Horizon Ethiopia would like to congratulate them on their achievements through the years and wishes them another decade and more of continued success.
After emigrating abroad, going to school and then opening a successful business in London, it only took a vacation to Tewodros Tadesse's hometown of Hawassa to convince him to leave everything behind and move back once and for all.
