Month: March 2015

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia among Cities of the Future with a bright potential

Addis Ababa, 8 March 2015 (WIC) - According to the annual “Wealth Report” released by global real estate consultancy Knight Frank on March 5, Ethiopia's capital is among four cities in the world dubbed as "Cities of the Future", based on the wealth creation opportunities they will present in the future.

The report says, "The cities featured on this spread are not those about to be listed among the world’s top 10 or even top 20 most important cities. Indeed, none of them yet boasts any billionaire residents, according to data from Wealth Insight, but their Hgh-Net-Worth Individual HNWI (millionaire) and UHNWI (Ultra High Net Worth Individuals) populations are rising, and they are locations whose influence we believe is growing strongly at a regional level. Even if they are unlikely to be on the second-home list of most UHNWIs, they should certainly be on their radars in terms of the wealth creation opportunities they will present.

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Ethiopian health minister: We will discuss EU support, but we take no prescriptions

Ethiopia is the champion of country ownership in development. A program designed in Brussels may not necessarily fit into the local context in Africa. This is why Ethiopia doesn’t accept prescriptions from its development partners, Ethiopian health minister Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu told EurActiv in an exclusive interview.

Dr. Kesetebirhan Admasu has been Minister of Health of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia since 2012. He has many years of work in Ethiopia’s health sector under his belt, has overseen its reform, and has led the implementation of the country's flagship program, the health extension program.

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