📋 Tender Overview
PROJECT DETAILS
Project number:
2021.4930.0
Status:
ongoing project
Responsible organizational unit:
1700 Africa Supraregional and Horn of Africa
Contact person:
Gerold Schwarz gerold.schwarz@giz.de
Partner countries:
Ethiopia
SUMMARY
Goals:
Companies in Ethiopia (especially in the agricultural and textile sectors) are experiencing employment-creating growth.
Client:
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
Project partners:
Without political sponsor - Directly with the population or non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
Financier:
not available
ORDER VOLUME
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
29,300,000 euros
Current project:
16,750,000 euros
COMBINED FINANCING
not available
PREDECESSOR PROJECT
2019.4942.9
Cluster Promotion of Agricultural and Food Industry in Ethiopia
SUCCESSOR PROJECT
not available
DURATION
Overall project:
(including all previous, current and subsequent project phases, if applicable)
26.09.2019 - 31.03.2027
Current project:
01.12.2022 - 31.03.2027
OTHER PARTIES INVOLVED
not available
MORE INFORMATION
project website
not available
DEVELOPMENT POLICY IDENTIFIERS
gender equality
Significant secondary goal
CRS KEY
16020 Creation of employment opportunities
EVALUATION
not available
PROJECT DESCRIPTION (DE)
Initial situation
With around 126 million inhabitants, Ethiopia is the second most populous country in Africa and has a significant domestic market. The country has undergone remarkable socio-economic development in recent years, characterized by a steadily falling poverty rate. Since the turn of the millennium, Ethiopia has made significant progress in industrialization, reflected in some of the highest economic growth rates in the world. A key goal of the Ethiopian government is to structurally transform the economy from agriculture to industry. To achieve this goal, the government is actively promoting the growth of small and medium-sized enterprises and industrial parks. In addition, foreign investment is expected to increase and exports of goods and services to rise, while capital imports are expected to decline.
Objective
In order to promote new business opportunities, especially for young people, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is supporting long-term private investment with the special initiative "Good employment for socially just change". Under the brand "Invest for Jobs", the initiative aims to create more quality jobs in the African partner countries, with a focus on women's employment and in environmentally relevant sectors.
In Ethiopia, the initiative improves the framework conditions for European and African investors, promotes small and medium-sized enterprises and improves the business environment in selected economic clusters. This promotes sustainable investments and ultimately contributes to more
