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Report by W Hospitality Group disclosed Ethiopia managed to attract 12 international hotel chain development projects which are scheduled for the year 2016.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that Ethiopia attracted USD 4.1 billion foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 2017/18 fiscal year. According to the Ministry’s spokesman Ato Meles Alem, the country was able to draw 156 big companies whose combined capital is over 4.1 billion US dollars.

The Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) announced that investments worth more than USD 597 million have been secured in Ethiopia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) and the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone over the past six months. Over 80 investments have been attracted to the zones under the IPDC's management.

The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) announced that the country received USD 3.4 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) by registering 269 investment projects in 2022/23. The registered projects were in a variety of sectors, including agriculture, manufacturing, mining, and information technology.

Ethiopia attracted USD 3.82 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI) during the recently concluded fiscal year, according to the Ethiopian Investment Commission.