Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations

Ethiopian Chamber and Ambassadors Collaborate for Trade and Investment Advancement In a significant move towards bolstering international trade and investment, the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA) hosted its annual meeting with Ethiopian Ambassadors on January 27, 2024 at Hilon Hotel,Addis Ababa. The gathering, attended by Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chamber representatives, Ambassadors and business owners, aimed to foster collaboration and address opportunities and challenges in import-export markets internationally. A pivotal part of the event was the insightful question and answer session, where Ambassadors were provided with information of trade and investment opportunities specific to their respective countries. The meeting shed light on challenges faced by business members in promoting import-export markets, emphasizing the need for collective solutions. Mr. Assefa Gebreselassie, Vice President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, highlighted the chamber's ongoing efforts to promote trade and investment. He expressed the importance of such joint meetings in finding effective solutions to the challenges hindering business growth. The collaborative nature of the gathering underlines a commitment to strengthening diplomatic and economic ties, creating conducive environment for trade and investment. This annual meeting serves as a platform for fostering partnerships and addressing shared concerns, further solidifying Ethiopia's position in the global business landscape. Mr. Wubie Mengestu, Secretary General of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA), expressed satisfaction as he deemed the annual meeting a resounding success. He highlighted the effectiveness of the session in terms of the business community's inquiries and the Ambassadors thorough and insightful responses. "The meeting has proven to be very successful, with the Ambassadors skillfully addressing the questions raised by the business community," remarked Mr. Wubie Mengestu. The interaction between Ambassadors and business representatives showcased a productive exchange of ideas, fostering a deeper understanding of trade and investment opportunities and challenges. As the ECCSA continues to play a pivotal role in promoting economic growth, the positive outcome of this meeting signifies a step forward in addressing challenges and enhancing cooperation between diplomatic representatives and the local business sector. In his closing statement, H.E. Ambassador Eshete Tilahun, the Head of the Office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized the crucial role of the Ethiopian Embassy abroad, urging them to collaborate tirelessly with the chamber to enhance international trade. He also expressed sincere appreciation for the chamber's dedicated efforts to boost trade and commended the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for its keen interest in fortifying ties.

The Ethiopian-Maltese Business Forum will be held for March 11–15, 2024, in Addis Ababa. The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA) Secretary General Ato Wubie Mengestu met with Chief Executive Officer Anton Buttigieg and Head of TradeMalta Richard Scerri at his office. Both parties discussed about how to take advantage of each other's business potential in order to further develop the relationship of trade and investment between them. TradeMalta is an international business development agency in Malta that was established by the Government of Malta in collaboration with the Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry. According to Richard Scerri, Head of TradeMalta, Malta is now working to expand trade and investment prospects in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly with Ethiopia. Mr. Scerri stated that while the nation enjoys good connections with its neighbors in northern Africa, it now needs to forge close ties with nations such as Ethiopia and Ghana. On his side, Ato Wubie Mengestu, the ECCSA secretary general, highlighted Ethiopia's potential for trade and investment with Malta. Furthermore, he said Ethiopian companies are open to Maltese ones and that companies should work together with their counterparts. ECCSA will work to strengthen these relationships through advocacy, capacity building, and connection promotion. According to Mr. Anton, the CEO, Ethiopian businesses would be able to access the European market through Malta, as the country needs to strengthen its relationships with East Africa via Ethiopia. During the conversation, Mr. Anton pointed out that it is advantageous to establish relationships with Ethiopia since it is a country with a large economy and a larger market, and that this is the ideal time to come to Ethiopia in order to strengthen business relationships. The Ethio-Maltese business forum, which will take place in the Addis Ababa Skylight Hotel from March 11–15, 2024, is one of the key events that will strengthen the relationship between the two countries, as was mentioned during the discussion. As the first business forum between the two nations, more than fifteen companies from a variety of industries in Malta, including ICT, agribusiness, construction, healthcare, maritime, and logistics, will be participating. Representatives from around 150 Ethiopian businesses will take part and engage in business-to-business conversations with their Maltese counterparts. As a result, the upcoming March business forum between the two nations will give the opportunity for companies to collaborate and strengthen their partnerships and enhance the countries’ economic relations at large. Malta is a small archipelago in southern Europe, near the coast of North Africa, with a population of about 518,000 people and a developed economy.

የቴክኒክና ሙያ ትምህርትና ሥልጠና አስተዳደር ዙሪያ የግሉ ዘርፍ ተሳትፎ ጠንካራ መሆን እንዳለበት ተገለጸ የኢትዮጵያ ንግድና የዘርፍ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት ከ GIZ/SEQUA ጋር በመተባበር በቴክኒክና ሙያ ተቋማት አስተዳደር ላይ ጥናት በማካሄድ በጉዳዩ ዙሪያ የመንግሥት ተወካዮች እና የግሉ ተዋናዮች ምክክር ጥር 9 ቀን 2016 ዓ.ም በአዲስ አበባ ተካሂዷል። የቴክኒክና ሙያ ትምህርትና ሥልጠና አሥተዳደር ላይ ከሙያ ደረጃ ዝግጅት ጀምሮ እስከ ምዘና/assessment ያለውን የግሉ ዘርፍ ተሣትፎ የተጠናከረ እና ከመንግስት ጋር በጋራ መሰራት እንዳለበት በጥናቱ ተዳሷል፡፡ በመድረኩ የመክፈቻ ንግግር ያደረጉት የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና የዘርፍ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት ፕሬዚደንት ኢንጅነር መልአኩ እዘዘው በቴክኒክና ሙያ ዘርፍ የሚሥተዋሉ ችግሮችን ለመፍታት በጋራ መሥራት እንደሚገባ ገልጸው በተለይም የሰለጠነ የሰው ኃብት ማፍራት እና የሀገር ውስጥ ምርትን የመጠቀም ግንዛቤ መዳበር እንዳለበት ገልጸዋል፡፡ የቴክኒክና ሙያን ተቋማት ከኢትዮጵያ ባለፈ የሚወጡ ባለሙያዎች የአፍሪካን ገበያ ለመጠቀም፣ ዘርፉን ለማዘመን የመንግሥትና ኢንዱስትሪዎች በትብብር መሥራት እንዳለባቸው ተናግረዋል። የሥራ እና ክህሎት ሚኒሥቴር ሚኒስትር ከፍተኛ አማካሪ አቶ አዝመራ ከበደ በበኩላቸው የግሉን ዘርፍ የሠው ሀብት አቅም ለመገንባት እና ለማሣደግ ተከታታይነት ያለው ስራ መስራት ይጠበቃል ብለዋል፡፡ የሠው ሀብት ማሠልጠንና አቅም መገንባት ሲባል የተቋማትን ብቻ ሳይሆን በየዘርፉ የተሰማራውንና የሚሰማራውን የሠው ሀብት አቅም ማሣደግ በመሆኑ የሁሉንም ትኩረት ይሻል ብለዋል፡፡ በምክክሩ ላይ የተገኙት የትምህርት ሚኒስቴር ተወካዩ ዶክተር ሶሎሞን ቢኖር በበኩላቸው የቴክኒክና ሙያ ተቋማት ምንም እንኳን በትምህርት ሚኒስቴር ሥር ባይሆኑም ተቋማት በትሥሥር ውጤታማ ሥራዎች እየሠሩ መሆናቸውን ገልጸዋል። በዩኒቨርስቲዎች እና በከፍተኛ ትምህርት ተቋማት መካከል ያለው ትሥሥር እየተሻሻለ ቢመጣም አሁንም የአመራር ክፍተት መኖር፣ የመዋቅር እና በጀት እንዲሁም የክትትል ክፍተቶች በመኖራቸው እንዚህን ችግሮች ማስወገድ ያስፈልጋል ነው ያሉት፡፡ በቅርቡ በአዋጅ ቁጥር 1298/2015 በተወካዮች ምክር ቤት የጸደቀው አዋጅ የከፍተኛ ትምህርትና ቴክኒክና ሙያ ሥልጠና ምርምር ተቋማት እና የኢንዱሥትሪ ትሥሥር አዋጅ ከዚህ በፊት የነበሩ ክፍተቶችን በመሙላት ተወዳዳሪ ኢንዱሥትሪ ለመገንባት ከፍተኛ ሚና እንደሚኖረው ገልጸዋል፡፡ በዚሁ አዋጅ መሰረት በትምህርት ሚኒስቴር ሠብሣቢነት የትስስር ምክር ቤት የሚቋቋም ሲሆን የፌደራልና የክልል የንግድና የዘርፍ ማህበራትን ጨምሮ የኢኮኖሚ ሴክተር መሥሪያ ቤቶች፣ የልማት ድርጅቶች እና ሌሎች ድርጅቶች በአባልነት የሚያካትት በመሆኑ ብቁ ባለሙያዎችንና የቴክኒክና ሙያ ስልጠና ባለሙያዎችን ለማፍራት ከፍተኛ አስተዋጽኦ እንደሚኖረው ተጠቁሟል፡፡ የግል ቴክኒክና ሙያ ተቋማት ማህበራት፣ የኢንዱስትሪ ሚኒስቴር፣ የሥራና ክህሎት ሚኒስቴር፣ የክልል የስራ እና ክህሎት ቢሮ ኃላፊዎች፣ የትምህርትና ሥልጠና ባለሥልጣንና ሌሎች የአውቶሞቲቭ፣ ሆቴልና ቱሪዝም፣ ኤሌክትሮ ሜካኒካል፣ አግሮ ፕሮሰሲንግ እና ቱር ኦፕሬተሮች ላይ የሚሠሩ ተቋማት በምክክር መድረኩ ላይ ተሳትፈዋል፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና የዘርፍ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት በተለይም በግሉ ዘርፍ የሚስተዋሉ ችግሮችን በማጥናትና መፍትሄዎችን በመጠቆም የአድቮኬሲ ስራዎችን የሚሰራ ሲሆን በቴክኒክና ሙያ ትምህርትና ስልጠና ዙሪያ የሚሰራቸውን ስራዎች አጠናክሮ እንደሚቀጥልም በመድረኩ ተጠቁሟል፡፡

Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations Launches Agri-Business Capacity Building Project The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA) proudly announces the commencement of the project "Strengthening Capacity of the ECCSA and Agri-Business Associations, towards Agri-business Oriented Advocacy and Policy Dialogue." Funded by Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, this initiative is set to bolster the capabilities of members in investment and business policy implementation, focusing on the value chains of Avocado, Onions, and Soybeans. Eng. Melaku Ezezew, President of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, emphasized on the launching ceremony that the primary objective is to provide comprehensive training, equipping members with skills and knowledge to navigate avocado, onions, and soybean value chains. The project extends support to regional chambers, associations, unions, and other business member organizations for Public-Private Dialogues (PPDs). Eng. Melaku highlighted the success of a recent PPD in August 2023, which brought together ministers and the private sector to address agribusiness challenges. He emphasized the need for cultivating partnerships and leveraging the chamber's experience to strengthen value chains. In the realm of trade and investment promotion, ECCSA's endeavors aim to enhance local business competitiveness and foster international cooperation. Measures include trade fairs, Business to Business Meetings, outbound missions, inbound missions, and the publication of business directories, export guidelines, and CSR directories. Professor Fikre Lemesa, Representative of GlZ praised the project and highlights its role in economic development, food security, and livelihood improvement. The representative expressed his insight on the project. ECCSA Secretary General, Ato Wubie Mengestu unveiled key highlights and pivotal discussions surrounding the Agri-Business Capacity Building Project initiative. This groundbreaking project, aimed at enhancing agribusiness capabilities, took center stage as participants discussed its potential impact on the agricultural landscape. The project will strategically unfold in the Amhara, Oromia, and Sidama regional states, focusing on policy dialogue, advocacy services, and effective policy development and implementation within the agricultural sector. ECCSA aims to drive positive change through enhanced capacity, effective advocacy, and policy dialogue, fostering sustainable development in the broader agricultural community.

የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና ዘርፍ ማኅበራት ምክር ቤት እና የብሔራዊ ተሀድሶ ኮሚሽን በጋራ ለመስራት የሚያሥችላቸውን የመግባቢያ ሥምምነት ተፈራረሙ። ስምምነቱን የተፈራረሙት የምክር ቤቱ ፕሬዚደንት ኢንጅነር መልአኩ እዘዘው እና የኮሚሽኑ ኮሚሽነር አምባሳደር ተሾመ ቶጋ ናቸው። በሥምምነት ሥነ ሥርዓቱ ላይ አምባሣደር ተሾመ ቶጋ እንደገለጹት ሠላምን ለማረጋገጥና ልማትና እድገትን ለማፋጠን በተለይም የቀድሞ ተዋጊዎችን ወደ ማኅበረሠቡ በመቀላቀል በልማት ስራዎች እንዲሰማሩ ማድረግ ይገባል። ሀገሪቱ ላለፉት ዓመታት በጦርነት በማሳለፏ የንግዱ ማህበረሰብ ክፉኛ መጎዳቱን ያነሱት አምባሳደር ተሾመ ይህ ማብቃት እንዳለበትና የቀድሞ ተዋጊዎችን መልሶ በማቋቋምና ወደ ልማት እንዲሰማሩ በማድረግ ሂደት የግሉ ዘርፍ አስፈላጊውን ድጋፍ እንዲያደርግና ማህበራዊ ኃላፊነቱን እንዲወጣ ጥሪ አቅርበዋል፡ የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና ዘርፍ ማህበራት ምክር ቤት ፕሬዚደንት ኢንጅነር መልአኩ እዘዘው በበኩላቸው ከ2 ነጥብ 7 ሚሊየን በላይ የሚሆነው የንግዱ ማህረሰብ ውጤታማ ስራ እንዲሰራ ሰላምና መረጋጋት ቀዳሚ ጉዳዮች መሆናቸውን ገልጸው፤ ወቅቱ ስለ ጦርነት የምናስብበት ሳይሆን ሰላምና ልማትን የምናከናውንበት ወቅት መሆኑን ጠቁመዋል፡፡ ኢትዮጵያ በርካታ የተፈጥሮ ጸጋዎች አሏት ያሉት ኢንጂነር መልአኩ ያለውን የውኃ፣ የማዕድን፣ የእርሻ መሬትና ሌሎችንም ሀብቶች ማልማት እና የቀድሞ ተዋጊዎችም ወደ ሰላምና ልማት እንዲገቡ ለማድረግ የግሉ ዘርፍ ትልቅ ድርሻ እንዳለው አመልክተዋል፡፡  በስምምነት ስነ ስርዓቱ ላይ ፤ ከዚህ በፊት ውይይቶች መደረጋቸው የተገለጸ ሲሆን በቀጣይም የሚደረሰባቸውን ውጤቶች በመገምገም ሁለቱ ተቋማት ውጤታማ ስራ እንደሚሰሩ ተነስትዋል፡፡

The Republic of Malta seeks greater economic cooperation with Ethiopia in a variety of sectors. Ethio-Malta Business-to-Business Conference Set for March 2024 in Addis Ababa Ambassador Ronald Micallef, the Republic of Malta's ambassador to Ethiopia, permanent representative to the African Union, and non-resident ambassador to the Republic of Djibouti and Rwanda, recently met with Ato Wubie Mengestu, Secretary General of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and sectoral associations. Both parties discussed the potential for business cooperation between the two countries' chambers of commerce and the private sector in general. The ambassador stated that Malta's companies are eager to work in Ethiopia and collaborate with their Ethiopian counterparts in sectors such as education, health, ICT and AI, pharmaceuticals, tourism, construction, and others. Ato Wubie Mengestu acknowledged Malta's potential as a valuable partner and emphasized Ethiopia's openness to cooperation. The Ethiopian Chamber is actively promoting investment and seeking to strengthen ties between Ethiopian companies and international counterparts. The secretary general of ECCSA, stated that Ethiopia is a large market for Maltese companies, and that the Ethiopian Chamber is working to promote investment and strengthen cooperation between Ethiopian companies and their counterparts in other countries. The secretary general also discussed opportunities for cooperation and investment in Ethiopia, as well as ways to collaborate with Maltese companies. Highlighting these efforts is the upcoming business-to-business conference scheduled for March 2024 in Addis Ababa. Over 15 Malta-based companies, spanning construction, health, education, tourism, and pharmaceuticals will participate alongside more than a hundred Ethiopian companies. A business-to-business conference between Malta and Ethiopian companies will take place next March at the Skylight Hotel in Addis Ababa. Anton Buttigieg, Chief Executive Officer of Trade Malta, will visit Ethiopia prior to the conference to discuss possibilities for cooperation with the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and sectoral associations. More than fifteen Malta-based companies from the construction, health, education, tourism, pharmaceutical, and other sectors will attend the conference. More than a hundred Ethiopian companies from various sectors are expected to attend and deal with their Maltese counterparts. The ambassador also expressed Malta's desire for Ethiopian Airlines to begin direct flights to the island of Malta, mentioning the country's proximity to Africa and a flight time of less than four and a half hours from the capital, Addis Ababa, which opens up business opportunities in Europe. Malta is a small island near North Africa and southern Europe with a population of approximately 519,000 people but a large economy.

Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations Strengthens Ties with the Kingdom of Lesotho. Mr. Wubie Mengestu, the Secretary General of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (ECCSA), welcomed the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Lesotho, Ms. Ntsiuoa C. Sekete, in a productive courtesy meeting on January 12, 2024. The two parties engaged in discussions surrounding mutual cooperation and collaboration on various investment, business, and trade-related issues. During the courtesy meeting, the Secretary-General underscored ECCSA's commitment to research, policy advocacy, trade and investment promotion, and capacity-building activities. He particularly emphasized the organization's capability to provide training to private businesses, showcasing Ethiopia's potential to engage in trade with Lesotho, especially in cereals, cotton, and other commodities. Despite both countries producing similar agricultural products, the Secretary General highlighted the untapped potential for investment and trade. He expressed Ethiopia's appreciation for local investors venturing into other African countries, fostering mutual development and growth. Ambassador Ms. Ntsiuoa C. Sekete echoed Lesotho's eagerness for collaboration, expressing the country's need for experience sharing with ECCSA and joint efforts in training, trade, and investment. She emphasized potential business opportunities in Lesotho, fostering collaboration and economic growth between the two entities. The ECCSA training center, known as the Chamber Academy, stands ready to provide training to Lesotho and other partners. ECCSA expressed its willingness to support and facilitate business endeavors between Ethiopia and Lesotho, solidifying a promising path for economic cooperation.

የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና ዘርፍ ማኅበራት ምክር ቤት ያዘጋጀው የክልል ምክር ቤቶች እና የዘርፍ ማኅበራት ዋና ጸሐፊዎች የምክክር መድረክ ታህሳስ 18/2016 ዓ.ም በአዲስ አበባ ስካይ ለይት ሆቴል ተካሂዷል፡፡ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የተካሄደው ይህ የምክክር መድረክ በዋናነት የእውቀትና ልምድ ልውውጥን ለማዳበር፣ ቋሚ የግንኙነት አግባቦችን ለመፍጠር፣ በግንዛቤ ፈጠራ፣ በመንግስትና በግሉ ዘርፍ የትብብር ዘርፎች ጠንካራ የግል ዘርፍ እንዲኖር ለማስቻል እንዲሁም በሀገራዊ ስምምነቶችና በሌሎች ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ የግሉ ዘርፍ ተሳትፎን ለማሳደግ ያለመ ነው፡፡ በመድረኩ ላይ ንግግር ያደረጉት የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና ዘርፍ ማኅበራት ምክር ቤት ዋና ጸሐፊ አቶ ውቤ መንግስቱ የግሉ ዘርፍ ጠንካራ እና ተወዳዳሪ እንዲሆንና የተሻለ የንግድ ሁኔታ እንዲኖር የዋና ጸሀፊዎች ሚና የላቀ በመሆኑ በትብብርና በጋራ መስራት እንደሚጠበቅባቸው ገልጸዋል፡፡ በመድረኩም ላይም የተለያዩ ርዕሰ ጉዳዮች ዙሪያ ውይይቶች የተደረጉ ሲሆን የአዲስ አበባ የንግድና ዘርፍ ማኅበራት ምክር ቤት ዋና ጸሐፊ አቶ ሺበሺ ቤተማርያም ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚዎች በምክር ቤትና በማህበራት በተለይም ዋና ስራ አስፈጻሚዎች ስኬታማ ስትራቴጂዎችን እንዴት መቅረጽ ይችላሉ በሚል ገለጻ አድርገዋል፡፡ በንግድ ከባቢ ሁኔታ ዙሪያ ስላሉ ተግዳሮቶችና እድሎች ግንዛቤ ለመፍጠር በምክር ቤቶችነ ማህበራት አሰራሮች ላይ ገለጻ ያደረጉት ደግሞ በውይይቱ ላይ የተገኙት የኢትዮጵያ ሆርቲካልቸር ፕሮዲውሰርስ አሶሴሽን ዋና ዳይሬክተር አቶ ቴዎድሮስ ዘውዴ ናቸው፡፡ የኢትዮጵያ ቡና ላኪዎች ማህበር ዋና ዳይሬክተር በበኩላቸው ምክር ቤቶች የጋራ የትብብር መንገዶችን ፈጥሮ መስራት እንደሚገባ ባደረጉት ገለጻ አብራርተዋል፡፡                                                            የኢትዮጵያ የንግድና ዘርፍ ማኅበራት ምክር ቤት ስልክ፡ +251115514005 ፋክስ፡  + 251115517699 P. O. Box 517, ኢ.ሜይል: info@ethiopianchamber.com ድረ ገጽ: www.ethiopianchamber.com ቴሌግራም     t.me/ethiopiachamber ትዊተር        https://lnkd.in/eTexXCbk ፌስ ቡክ፡  https://lnkd.in/et9Hwjir :

The Ethio-Japan business Forum and business - to - business meeting aimed at promoting trade and investment opportunities in Ethiopia was held on Dec. 8/2023 at Skylight Hotel, Addis Ababa. In his remarks on the forum Engineer Melaku Ezezew, president of the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, explained on the strengthening of business-to-business relations between the two countries and the need for cooperation between their chambers and companies. The president further noted Ethiopia has untapped natural resources and a larger market, and that Japanese businesses with superior technology can collaborate with their Ethiopian counterparts. In his opening remarks, Ambassador Gebeyehu Ganga (Dr.), Director General of Middle East, Asian, and Pacific Affairs in the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated that diplomatic relations between the two countries are growing and becoming stronger in the economic sphere, particularly in trade and investment. The government is willing to assist businesses with interests in mining, agriculture, tourism, and other fields.  Ethiopia has a lot of investment opportunities, according to Ambassador Daba Debele, Ethiopian ambassador to Japan. Business representatives visiting Ethiopia will take advantage of these opportunities to work with Ethiopians, and the government of Ethiopia provides a lot of platforms to assist them. Representatives of firms from Japan working in various sectors met with Ethiopian counterparts working in agriculture, coffee, pharmaceuticals, and other fields.  The Ethio-Japan business Forum and B2B was organized by the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and sectoral associations in collaboration with the ministry of foreign affairs, ministry of trade and regional integration and the Ethiopian Investment Commission