kaka2za wrote:Anyone who has been there knows that:
1.The economy is growing fast due to heavy investment in infrastructure
2.Cost of living is very low compared with+254
3.Land is abundant and equitably distributed.
4.Basic human rights are a luxury esp to Oromia
Just to add on this....
5.The population is 90 millions plus
6.Ethiopia Airlines is their national carrier
7.The government focus is now manufacturing and international companies are flocking there due to low cost of power
8. For you to get US dollars from the bank to buy a toyota harrier from Japan, you have to get a letter from your village chief and a host of cumbersome red-tape procedures reminiscent to Baba Moi iron fist days
9. They are slowly liberalizing markets....case in point banking and our very own KCB and Equity will soon be doing business there
Dumb money becomes dumb only when it listens to smart money