Day: January 28, 2015
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The bookies and the British election
By Chris Patten London – I used to be considered a pretty good forecaster of British and other countries’ elections. I was, after all, once a party chairman. I can now confess my method. It was not based on any novel political insight. I did not have a magic algorithm relating economic factors to voting intentions – though I do…
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AU Summit to be held at a turning point
The 24th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union, to be held on January 30-31 arrives at a turning point as it coincides with the ending of the Millennium Development Goals and the onset of Agenda 2063, said Deputy Chair Person of the AUC, Erastus Mwencha. The Deputy Chairperson said elements of…
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Can Ethiopia’s resource wealth contribute to its Growth and Transformation?
Photo: The World Bank Group Women artisanal miner in Ethiopia´s Benishangul-Gumaz Región. • Ethiopia’s resource wealth can be a key driver of the country’s growth • A recent study of the mineral industry developed by the World Bank Group (WBG) and other development partners offers recommendations to help the country develop its unrealized geological potential • The WBG is…
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Tendering for Ethiopian rail project postponed
The bidding process for a tender to construct a 280km railway from Semera east to the Djibouti port of Tadjourah on the north bank of the Gulf of Tadjourah has been postponed for a fifth time. Getachew Betru, CEO of Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC), says the tender was postponed because bidders had requested more time to prepare their technical and…
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