Ethiopian Business
Development Services (BDS) Network
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Addis Ababa
BDS - Newsletter
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No. 7 - November 2005
Further Contacts:
Yared Fekade
Dieter Gagel mail@gagel.net
Ethio-German Micro and Small Enterprises Development Project phased out !
The Ethio-German MSE Development Project has been phased out end of October 2005. The former project manager, Yared Fekade, has been taken over into the Private Sector Component of the upcoming Engineering Capacity Building Programme (ECBP).
Contact Yared Fekade: New office in the Salfaz building beside of Atlas Hotel.
Mobile: 0911-24.42.70, E-mail:
yaremb@yahoo.com
The contract of Mr. Gagel (mail@gagel.net), former project advisor, is terminated.
Mekelle Chamber
of Commerce
Dire Dawa Chamber of Commerce
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New Webpage of the Mekelle Chamber of Commerce The Mekelle Chamber of Commerce published its new webpage under On the web you will find information on investment opportunities and industrial project in Tigray, Business Development Information Services and the services and achievements of the Chamber. |
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New Webpage of the Dire Dawa Chamber of Commerce The Dire Dawa Chamber of Commerce published its new webpage On the web you will find information on Dire Dawa business environment, tax and investment incentives, investment opportunities, the industrial village and business registration and licensing. |
USAID loan
guarantee scheeme
Capital 16/10/2005
Subsidised Loans for Small
and Medium Enterprises - USAID
Dashen Bank and USAID signed a loan guarantee
agreement that will allow the bank to give short and medium term loans to
small and medium enteprises engaged in the manufacturing, service and
agriculture sectors. The program will provide Dashen Bank with a collateral
substitute of up to 50% guaranteed under the terms of the agreement for a
total of 10 million US Dollars for new small and medium borrowers.
“Together with two other loan guarantee programs of Abysinia Bank and Awash International Bank, this raises the total Development Credit funding to 28 million dollars, benefiting small and medium enterprises, farmers, cooperatives and agribusinesses.” US Embassy acting Deputy Chief of Mission Brain Moran said.