Why Are We Tackling Trade and Investment at Our Conference This Year?

Image: REUTERS/Tiksa Negeri

Answer: Africa has some of the fastest growing economies and our conference aims to explore this! Yes, it's true. And our conference is ready to pull the focus onto Africa's trade and investment and the future of it. Below, the World Economic Forum tells on Africa's fastest growing economy, what's driving it, and where else Ethiopia is currently putting its energy for the future.

"Ethiopia has an image problem. For decades, mere mention of the country has conjured up images of famine and conflict.

But a new Ethiopia is emerging from troubled times and the latest International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast says Ethiopia will be the fastest-growing economy in sub-Saharan Africa in 2018..."

Read more at https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/05/ethiopia-africa-fastest-growing-economy/