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Investment In Ethiopia
 
Opportunities In Tigrai
 
Opportunities In Afar
 
Opportunities In Amhara
 
Opportunities In Oromia
 
Opportunities In Somali
 
Opportunities In Benishangul
 
Opportunities In SNNPRs
 
Opportunities In Gambella
 
Opportunities In Harari
 
Opportunities In Dire Dawa
 
Opportunities In Addis Ababa
 
Export Products
 
Favorable Policies
 
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN DIRE DAWA REGIONAL STATE
 
GENERAL FEATURE

Boundary – encircled partly by Oromia and partly by the Somali regional states

Climate:- favorable warm climate


Infrastructure

It ahs relatively well facilitated infrastructure It also has an air, rail and high way links with major cities, towns, regions and neighboring countries such as Djibouti and Somalia.

 
MAJOR INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Major manufacturing opportunities offering attractive potential benefits to prospective investors exist in the food and beverage, leather and leather products, electronics, building materials, non metallic and metallic minerals industrial sub-sectors sheet glass manufacture made up textile articles.

Agriculture

-         Livestock

-         Dairy farm, poultry farm, floriculture, Butchery and animal health services 

Cash Crop Production

Horticulture, silk production (sericulture) 

For some strategic investment projects, land is issued at a discount lease price. In addition, lowering down payment, providing grace period and extending the lease payment period, serves as incentive packages with regard to land.  

Micro Finance Institution

Addis Ababa has six micro finance institutions. 

Food and Beverages

Processing and preserving of meat products, integrated production, processing and preserving of fish and by product; processing and preserving of fruits and vegetables; integrated producing and processing of dairy products; manufacturing of sugar, brewery; winery; soft drinks; processing and bottling of mineral water etc.  

Tannery, Leather products and Articles

Tainning up to finishing; manufacturing of luggage items, hand bags, saddler and harness items, footwear, garment and integrated tanning and leather goods. 

Textile

Spinning, weaving and finishing of textile fabrics and production of garment. 

Glass and Ceramics

Table and sanitary wears, sheet glass and manufacturing of containers. 

Chemicals and chemical products

Manufacturing of basic chemicals based on local raw materials, including pvc granules from ethyl alcohol, formal-dehyde from methane, manufacturing of caustic soda and chlorine-based chemicals, carbon black; activated cadrbon; precipitated calcium carbonate and ball-point ink. 

Drugs and Pharmaceuticals

Manufacturing of pharmaceutical medicinal chemicals and botanical products in the form of tablets, capsules, syrups and injectables based on the country’s and the city’s priority needs. 

Real Estate

Office buildings, residential apartments and multipurpose buildings. 

Music and sports

Manufacturing of supports materials, gymnasiums, and manufacturing  

Paper and paper products

The manufacture of pulp form indigenous raw materials, paper and paper products.  

Construction Materials

Manufacturing of corrugated sheets, tubes and blockest, pipes and fittings. 

Metallurgy

Manufacturing of basic iron and steel, operation of blast furnaces, steel converters, rolling and finishing mills, recycling of metal waste and scraps. 

Manufacturing of basic precious and non-ferrous metals; mechanical working, heat treatment, prating of ferrous and non-ferrous metals.  

Electric and Electronic Products 

Manufacturing of office, accounting and computing machineries, manufacturing of electric motors, generators, transformers, capacitors, resistors, switch gears, electrical fittings and integrated circuit boards; manufacturing of radio, television, VCRS, printer floppy disc drivers, communication and other equipment and apparatus for domestic and export markets.

Structural products

Manufacturing of structural metal products, reservoirs and steam generators. 

Machinery and Equipment

Manufacturing and assembling of agricultural machinery and equipment, industrial transport and mining machineries, spare parts; construction of machineries, machine tools accessories, miscellaneous light engineering products, components and parts.  

Education

Kindergarten and nurseries, primary schools, Secondary Schools technical and vocational schools and colleges. 

Health

Hospitals, health centers and clinics. 

Hotel and tourism  

Addis Ababa is the seat of the Federal government, the African union (AU) and the United Nation’s Economic commission for Africa (UNECA). Several other regional and international organizations have their head quarters and branch offices in the capital. Addis is also the center of commercial activities and industries. Industrial plants for manufacturing still fabrication, wool, tanneries, textiles, cement, tyres, leather goods, breweries, wineries and soft drinks located in and at the out skirts of the city.  

It has several star designated hotels, Cultural and modern restaurants,  galleries, Museums, tourist villages and conference centers. More over, resort centers with hot spring, lakes and parks to the south and east of Addis are easily accessible by road. Among these resort centers are Soder, langano, Awassa, Wendo Genet, Awash, Abijata and Shala national Parks. These resort centers are mostly frequented by both locals and foreigners.

Parking Development

Botanic parks, cultural parks, historical parks and Recreational parks etc.

 
INVESTMENT INCENTIVES
In accordance with Investment incentives of the Federal Investment Commission, the city council has charted out conducive investment  procedures doing away with the age old bureaucratic working culture. In this regard, several incentives have been put in place to encourage and support both the domestic and foreign investors to invest particularly in to agro industry, manufacturing, mining, social services and Real state ventures.
 
INVESTMENT IN TIGRAI

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN AFAR

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN AMHARA

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN OROMIA

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN SOMALIA

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN BENISHANGUL

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN SNNPRs 

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN GAMBELLA

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN HARARI 

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN DIRE DAWA

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities 

 
INVESTMENT IN ADDIS ABABA 

In the regional state there are  various investment opportunities. To learn more about the regions unique opportunities