AS ETHIOPIA INCREASINGLY OPENS ITS ECONOMY, COMMERCIAL CRIME RISKS LOOM LARGE
April 1st, 2019
Ethiopia’s new government is liberalising the country’s politics and economy, with growth projected to be a frothy 8.5% this year. But increased wealth and freedom is increasing the risks posted by commercial crime. Elias Gebreselassie reports from Addis Ababa.
Kiya Tsegaye, a partner at SKY and Associates law office, based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia’s capital, is used to dealing with local and foreign firms who come to his office frustrated by the increasing numbers and sophistication of commercial crimes in Ethiopia.
“Businesses operating in ...
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