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Experts Urge Stronger Legal Frameworks as Ethiopia's Economy Opens

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Experts Urge Stronger Legal Frameworks as Ethiopia's Economy Opens
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Experts emphasize the need to establish robust institutions and legal frameworks to regulate incoming foreign investments as Ethiopia opens its economy.

  • The Ethiopian Economics Association hosted a discussion forum on September 18, 2019, regarding lessons from Poland's economic model.
  • Abule Mehary noted that the country must evaluate competitive sectors and ensure proper legal frameworks are in place for incoming foreign banks.
  • Ethiopia can learn from nations like Poland that successfully opened their economies, as well as from African countries that faced crises.
  • Institutions must be modernized to manage newly opened economic sectors, and human capital should be developed to meet private sector needs.
  • Professor Marcin Piątkowski highlighted that Poland's growth resulted from expanding education, boosting foreign direct investment, building institutions, and growing manufacturing.