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Inner circles | Ethiopia
Ethiopian Shipping Lines loses monopoly as Abiy liberalises logistics sector

A CMA CGM container ship passing through the Suez Canal in Ismailia, in Egypt. © Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

After six decades of state monopoly, Ethiopia's logistics sector is about to open up to competition as part of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's drive to liberalise the country's economy. [...]

Published on 03.02.2023 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 5 minutes

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