Eyes on Ethiopia: Kenyan investors want Addis to ease market restrictions With 94 million people, Ethiopia is an investor’s dream. Will Uhuru Kenyatta charm Addis into opening up closed sectors? TEA Graphic By FRED OLUOCH Special Correspondent The ratification of the Special Status Agreement signed between the two countries in November 2012 was top of the agenda of President Uhuru Kenyatta’s recent three-day state visit to Addis Ababa. SSA covers trade, investment, infrastructure and food security. The two countries had agreed to establish a one-stop border post to facilitate movement of people, goods and services, permit free movement of commercial vehicles and transit cargo, and work towards progressive tariff concession. Kenya has already ratified the agreement, but Ethiopia needs parliamentary approval before it can sign it – the first with an African country. theeastafrican.co.ke/news/Kenyan-investors-want-Addis-to-ease-market-restrictions-/-/2558/2254092/-/6lb2al/-/index.html
Posted on: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 05:34:58 +0000
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