Trading ideasAfter eight years of stalemate, Ethiopia resumed its World Trade Organisation (WTO) accession process in January. The development model implemented by former prime minister Meles Zenawi was supposed to pay for the debt through export revenue. It was in this context that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed came to power in 2018. “Ninety-eight percent of world trade is between WTO members. WTO: an existential crisisEthiopia is in the third phase of the WTO accession process, where the terms of access will be drafted.

Source: Ethiopian News August 10, 2020 15:22 UTC