Ethiopia Investment Summit to Showcase Opportunities in the World's Third Fastest Growing Economy

NEW YORK, April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The last decade has shown that in the race to claim the 21st century, Africa will give Asia and a rising Latin America a run for its money. McKinsey global recently published a ground breaking publication named, "Lions on the Move: the progress and potential of African Economies."  Drawing a direct parallel to the economic emergence of the Asian Tiger Economies, the study fixed impressive numbers against the impending rise of the African Lion economies.  "There is no more impressive an African Lion economy on the move than that of Ethiopia," says Henok Assefa, Managing Partner of Precise Consult International PLC, the organizers of the Ethiopia Investment Summit 2012.  "According to the conservative estimates of the Economist Magazine, Ethiopia will be the third fastest growing economy in the world in the period between 2011-15.  It is no surprise that the World Economic Forum has chosen Ethiopia as its host for its 2012 gathering of the continent's best under the theme, "Shaping Africa's transformation."

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With a population of 85 million, Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa and one of the largest unexplored markets in the world.  More than 70% of the country is aged under 30 and the country's rapidly expanding education system currently boasts 20 million students.  The national economy has registered growth rates in excess of 10 percent for several years and the country appears to be emerging on the world scene and attracting much interest from investors.  The country is already the third largest coffee producer in the world and boasts the largest livestock population in Africa.  It is also the fourth largest sesame exporter in the world, second largest horticulture exporter in Africa, and one of the largest honey and beeswax producing countries in the world. 

These solid hard facts are the platform on which the Ethiopian Investment Summit is based:  "The idea behind the Ethiopia Investment Summit 2012 is to help foreign investors understand this newly emerging giant of an African economy," says Henok Assefa.  "We will have in one room 200 CEOs of Ethiopia's largest and most promising enterprises, meeting with up to 200 foreign CEOs exploring the Ethiopian market, against a background of some serious economic analyses and information.  With the strong support we've so far received from the Government of Ethiopia, we expect a very strong and relevant participation from key decision-making personalities, including several key cabinet ministers. 

The kind of interest the country is witnessing is clearly indicated in the type of companies who are sponsoring the Ethiopia Investment Summit 2012.  The list includes premiere consulting and finance firms the likes of The Boston Consulting group and Ernst and Young, and Schulze Global Investments, a private equity firm well experienced in Asia but currently betting on Ethiopia.  Access Capital and South West Energy are also two of the companies currently betting big in Ethiopia's future.  "If you are an investor still upset because you missed the start of the Asian and Chinese economic revolutions of the last 20-30 years, then you owe it to yourself to attend the Ethiopia Investment Summit 2012," concludes Mr. Assefa.

About the Ethiopia Investment Summit:

Further information on the Ethiopia Investment Summit 2012 can be found at www.ethiopiainvestmentsummit.com. 

About the organisers:

Precise Consult International PLC (PCI) is a premiere management consulting firm specializing in the provision of investment and finance advisory services to corporations and private sector development and economic analysis to international development agencies and governments.   PCI is headquartered in Addis Ababa Ethiopia and has an office in New York City in the U.S.

Contact:

Henok Assefa
Managing Partner
Precise Consult International PLC
Tel: +251-116-631029
Email:  [email protected]
www.ethiopiainvestor.com 

SOURCE Precise Consult International PLC