Ethiopian Diaspora Bringing Personal Items Won't Pay Customs Duty, Customs Commission Says
Ethiopian Customs Commission announced that Ethiopian diaspora coming home can bring into their country personal items without having to pay customs duty.
Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum Scheduled to be Held in Washington D.C.
The 8th round of the Ethiopian Diaspora Business Forum and the 2013 Pioneer Diaspora Awards Luncheon, is scheduled to be held in Washington DC, on July 27, 2013.
This years event will focus on investment opportunities in agri-business, agro-processing and financing and value chain development opportunities in select sub-sectors for Diaspora Investors, according to the organizers.Ethiopian Diaspora Fund Receives Contributions
The Office of the Prime Minister announced that Ethiopian Diaspora Trust Fund had officially begun receiving contribution. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the lives of the most vulnerable Ethiopians can significantly be improved if Diaspora Ethiopians could contribute at least 1USD a day.
Ethiopian Diaspora in US Contribute Over $1.7 Mn for GERD
The Ethiopian Diaspora in the US have made a contribution of over $1.75 million so far for the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Fitsum Arega, Ethiopian ambassador to the US, announced.
Ethiopian Diaspora Send 1.4 Bn in Remittance in 5 Months
The Ethiopian diaspora has sent $1.4 billion to the country in five months alone, Selamawit Dawit, Director-General of the Ethiopian Diaspora Agency announced. “We have done a lot of works in terms of promoting legal means and mobilizing legal means for the Diaspora to use it and to have the best possible performance on remittances,” she said.
