Ethiopia Investment Guide

Annex 1. List of Foreign Firms in Ethiopia *(not exhaustive)*
No	Name of Company	Ownership	Business	Address
1	Addis Tyre	Ethiopian government/ Japanese	Tyre manufacturing	PO Box 2394 Phone:65155/650723 Fax: 652108
2	AFROTEC Information Technologies	Canadian/Ethiopian	Computer assembly	PO Box 11607 Phone: 611 656 Fax: 613 002
3	Agip (Ethiopia) SC	Italian	Petroleum products distribution	PO Box 1495 Phone:650522 Fax: 650067
4	Akaki Modern Tannery	Saudi	Leather tanning	PO Box 12633 Phone: 341404 Fax: 341400
5	American University of Ethiopia	Jordanian/Ethiopian	Higher education	PO Box 18933 Phone: 620423 Fax: 655070
6	Apex Bottling Co	US/Ethiopian	Water bottling	PO Box 18767 Phone: 651800 Fax 512001
7	BGI Ethiopia	French	Brewing	PO Box 644 Phone:511172
8	Bagersh Coffee Exporters	Yemeni/Ethiopian	Coffee export	PO Box 1269 Phone: 516288 Fax: 510922
9	Bereka Agricultural Enterprise	Yemeni/Saudi/Ethiopian	Oil seed farming	PO Box 30260 Phone: 516474 Fax: 516474
10	Caroga Eco	Italian	Import of machinery	PO Box 12627 Phone: 161090/16159 Fax: 654595
11	Ethiopia Crown Cork & Can Manufacturing Industry S. Co	Ethiopian government/ US	Cork manufacturing	PO Box 5501 Phone: 340244 Fax: 340216
12	Daylight Engineering	Saudi	Lamp manufacturing	PO Box 8964 Phone: 517762 Fax:517953
13	ELFORA Agro-Industries	Saudi	Meat processing	PO Box 2500 Phone: 611102/614121
14	Ethio Coffee and Tea Plantation and Marketing	Saudi	Plantation	PO Box 1006 Phone:615608 Fax: 615573
15	Ethio-Japanese Synthetic Textiles	Ethiopian government/ Japanese	Textile manufacturing	PO Box 2184 Phone: 512004 Fax: 515077
16	Ethio-Leather Industry	Saudi	Tanning and manufacturing of leather products	PO Box 3973 Phone: 650277/651780 Fax: 654133
17	Ethiopian Pioneer Hi-Bred Seeds	US	Seed importation and distribution	PO Box 1134 Phone: 510725 Fax: 510155
18	HUDA Real Estate	Saudi	Real estate development	PO Box 5787 Phone: 614124/614125 Fax: 611609
19	Kombolcha Steel Products Industry	Saudi	Steel products manufacturing	c/o MIDROC Ethiopia PO Box 8677 Phone: 711277 Fax: 711912
20	MAMCO Paper Products	Saudi	Manufacturing	PO Box 5710 Phone:341009/341413 Fax: 341424
21	MIDROC Construction	Saudi	Construction	P O Box 16960 Phone: 652446 Fax:653113
22	MICROC Ethiopia	Saudi	Investment holding	PO Box 8677 Phone:711277 Fax: 711912
23	MICROC Lega Deinbi Gold Mines	Saudi	Gold Mining	PO Box 2318 Phone: 655205/655206 Fax:655208
24	MICROC Scandinavia Ethiopia	Saudi	Construction	PO Box 16960 Phone: 510899 Fax: 512244
25	Mitsibushi Ethiopia Trading	Japanese	Trade representative	PO Box 3257 Phone: 512829/517768 Fax: 512831
26	Mitsui & Co	Japanese	Trade representative	PO Box 1300 Phone 514464/511583 Fax: 510065
27	Mobil Oil East Africa Ltd	US	Petroleum products districution	PO Box 1365 Phone: 651125 Fax: 651039
28	Modern Building Industries	Saudi	Building materials manufacturing	PO Box 13093 Phone: 517737/511989 Fax: 512374
29	MOENCO	British	Import of vehicles	PO Box 5727 Phone: 613692 Fax:611766
30	Moha Soft Drinks Industries	Saudi	Bottling of Pepsi brands	PO Box 1270 Phone: 614655/615087
31	National Mining Corporation	Saudi	Mining	PO Box 1174 Phone: 204492 Fax: 711677
32	Nestlé Products Export Corporation	Swiss	Food import and distribution	P.O. Box 19992 Phone: 713 389 Fax: 713 394
33	Selam Health Care	Saudi	Health-care services	PO Box 1038 Phone: 713155 Fax: 710352
34	Shama-Macmillan	British/Yemeni/Ethiopian	Publishing	PO Box 57 Phone: 533283 Fax: 533283
35	Shell Ethiopia Ltd	British/Dutch	Petroleum products distribution	PO Box 3174 Phone: 653040 Fax: 653017
36	Sheraton Addis	Saudi	Hotel	PO Box 6002 Phone: 171717 Fax: 172727
37	Total Mer Rouge	French	Petroleum product distribution	PO Box 1462 Phone: 516077/510410
38	ZAK Ethiopia	Kenyan/Ethiopian	Soap manufacturing	PO Box 50402 Phone: 341614 Fax: 552700
39	Orbis Trading and Technical Co	German	Automotive and mechanical equipment	PO Box 321 Phone: 516211 Fax: 512421
40	Seferian	Italian	Automotive and mechanical equipment	PO Box 64 Phone: 511419 Fax: 510279
41	Jos Hansen and Soehn (Ethiopia) Ltd	German	Construction equipment	PO Box 1501 Phone: 757270 Fax: 753806
42	BIOSOL Private Ltd Co	French/Ethiopian	ntravenous solution	PO Box 9077 Phone: 188 541 Fax: 519 863
43	East Africa Pharmaceutical Private .Ltd Co	British/Sudanese	Medicines	PO Box 121776 Phone: 510 931 Fax: 519 767
44	Summit Partners Private Ltd Co	US	Soft drinks	PO Box Phone: 616 010 Fax: 616 011/616 281
46	Salini Construction Private Ltd.. Co	Italian	Construction	PO Box 101463 Phone: 511533 Fax: 517195

Annex 2. Areas of Investment Reserved for Domestic Investors

1.	Radio and television broadcasting services.
2.	Retail trade and brokerage.
3.	Wholesale trade (excluding supply of petroleum and its by-products) as well as wholesale by foreign investors of their locally produced products.
4.	Import trade.
5.	Export of raw coffee, oil seeds, pulses, hides and skins, and export of live sheep, goats and cattle not raised or fattened on own farm.
6.	Construction companies, excluding grade 1 contractors.
7.	Tanning of hides and skins up to crust level.
8.	Hotels other than star-designated hotels, motels, pensions, tearooms, coffee shops, bars, night clubs and restaurants (excluding international and specialized restaurants).
9.	Tour operations, travel agency, commission agency and ticket offices.
10.	Car hire and taxicabs transport.
11.	Commercial road transport and inland-water transport services.
12.	Bakery products and pastries exclusively for the domestic market.
13.	Grinding mills.
14.	Barbershops, beauty salons, smith workshops and tailoring (excluding garment factories).
15.	Building maintenance services, repair and maintenance of vehicles.
16.	Sawmills and manufacture of wood products exclusively for the domestic market
17.	Customs clearance services.
18.	Museums, theatres and cinema hall operations.
19.	Printing industry.
20.	Artisanal mining.

Annex 3. For further information:

Ethiopian Investment Authority
PO Box 2313
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
tel. 251 1 153 432
fax 251 1 514 396
e-mail: ethiopian.invest@telecom.net.et

Other Governmental Organizations

Central Statistics Authority PO Box 1143 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 553 011 fax 251 1 550 334	Ethiopian Airlines PO Box 1755 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 612 222 fax 251 1 611 474 e-mail: eal@telecom.net.et	Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation PO Box 1233 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 550 811 fax 251 1 551 324
Environmental Protection Authority PO Box 3248 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 186 197 fax 251 1 610 077 e-mail: envpa@telecom.net.et	Ethiopian Customs Authority PO Box 3248 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 513 100 fax 251 1 518 355	Ethiopian Privatisation Agency PO Box 11835 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 150 370 fax 251 1 513 955 e-mail: epa@telecom.net.et
Ethiopian Shipping Lines PO Box 2572 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 514 204 fax 251 1 519 525 e-mail: ESL@telecom.net.et	Ministry of Agriculture PO Box 62347 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 518 040 fax 251 1 512 984 e-mail: moa.v.m@telecom.net.et	National Bank of Ethiopia PO Box 5550 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 517 430 fax 251 1 514 588 e-mail: nbe.excd@telecom.net.et
Ethiopian Telecommunication Corporation PO Box 1047 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 510 500 fax 251 1 515 777 e-mail: internet-mark@telecom.net.et	Ministry of Economic Development & Planning PO Box 1037 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 552 800 fax 251 1 553 844 e-mail: medac2@telecom.net.et
Ethiopian Tourism Commission PO Box 2183 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 517 470 fax 251 1 517 533	Ministry of Mines and Energy PO Box 2543 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 613 355 fax 251 1 611 776
Inland Revenue Authority PO Box 3087 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 518 200 telex 21989	Ministry of Trade and Industry PO Box 704 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 513 990 fax 251 1 515 411

Other Organizations

Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce PO Box 2458 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 513 814 fax 251 1 511 479 e-mail: aachamber1@telecom.net.et	Ghion Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 513 222 fax 251 1 510 278	Sheraton Addis Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 517 138 fax 251 1 172 727
Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce PO Box 517 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 514 005 fax 251 1 517 699 e-mail: eth.cham@telecom.net	Hilton Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 518 400 fax 251 1 510 064
Ethiopian Private Industries Association PO Box 8739 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 512 834 fax 251 1 552 633	Imperial Hotel Addis Ababa, Ethiopia tel. 251 1 614 490 fax 251 1 614 493

Annex 4.UNCTAD-ICC Project on Investment Guides and Capacity-building for Least Developed Countries

	Project Champions
Agip	Commonwealth Development Corporation	Rio Tinto
Akzo Nobel	DaimlerChrysler	Shell
Anglogold	Eskom	Sheraton Hotels International
Banque Nationale de Paris (BNP)	Hilton Hotels International	Siemens
BAT	Marubeni Corporation	Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS)
Bata	Moving Water Industries (MWI)	South African Breweries
Bayer	Myungsung International Development	Standard Chartered Bank
British Petroleum (BP)	Nestlé SA	Unilever
Cargill	Novartis	Vodafone
Coca-Cola

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