UNESCO heritage in Ethiopia
There are 9 historical sites in Ethiopia that are registered as UNESCO heritage.
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There are 9 historical sites in Ethiopia that are registered as UNESCO heritage.
“Last year we welcome about 650,000 visitors, which is a 12% increase as opposed to the previous year. Our plan is to attract around 1 million tourists per year. We aim to earn around 3 billion USD from the tourism industry,” states the State Minister of Culture and Tourism of Ethiopia.
“In 2014 we are looking towards the new potential resource that is emerging in Ethiopia: potash,” notes H.E. Tolesa Shagi, the Minister of Mines of Ethiopia.
“The resources in Ethiopia are untouched and unexplored because previously we didn’t have the right skills or technology to explore and identify our resources. Now with the regime change and the change in policy we have amended our Mining Act and we are inviting investors from all corners of the world,” says H.E. Tolesa Shagi, the Minister of Mines of Ethiopia.
“SABA Engineering was established in 1992 as a small consulting firm,” recalls Eng. Samson Bekure Tefera, the managing director of SABA Engineering. As the time went by, SABA progressively diversified itself into a successful multi-disciplinary engineering firm in Ethiopia.
Oromia International Bank first opened in October 2008 and became known as the fastest growing bank in the history of the Ethiopian banking industry.
“We only have 19 banks in total and the aggregate branch size of these 19 banks is about 1,700. This number of banks has only been achieved in the last four years and before that there were only about 600 branches. It is in a fast-growing stage and I’m sure the future will also be good because the market is still untapped,” notes Abie Sano Mehamed, the president of Oromia International Bank.
Pasqua Giuseppe has received a number of quality certifications for its high quality metal works that it has been supplying to the Ethiopian market for almost 50 years.
Pasqua Giuseppe, a manufacturer of quality aluminum and metal works in Ethiopia, was established in 1965 by the father of Mrs Sonia Pasqua, the managing director of the company.
“We aspire to be leading in terms of quality customer services,” says Meaza Ashenafi, the chairperson of Enat Bank.