PM’s impending dinner gala in this respect seems to be carrying an unprecedented price tag even by gala standards at USD 180, 000 per plate and yet said to be receiving an overwhelming response, thus far. The pledge calls: “all business owners, company CEOs, heads of international organizations and members of the diplomatic community,” to partake in the luxury dinner. At its early stage, the fundraising dinner that seeks to beautify and develop Addis Ababa in order to become a livable modern metropolitan city demands an investment cost of 29 billion birr. It is hard to tell how many people would join the gala dinner; however, anticipations are that more than 1,000 heavyweights are expected to attend. By some estimates, the gala dinner will raise some five billion birr which is double the amount required for the pilot project that requires 2.5 billion birr.

Source: Ethiopian News March 02, 2019 06:22 UTC