Diaspora Ethiopians residing in the UK have raised £33,200 (1,095,600 Birr) in Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) bonds in the second bond-selling event organized at the Ethiopian Embassy in London. The Tigray Women’s Association in the UK pledged £10,900.

Ethiopians, development partners and friends of Ethiopia converged at the Embassy in a colourful celebration of the 23rd anniversary of Ginbot-20 (May 28), which led to the emergence of a new democratic order.

The Embassy in collaboration with Pace Group hosted a business roundtable on investment opportunities in Ethiopia. The event brought together UK companies working in Ethiopia and potential investors to discuss the enabling investment environment in Ethiopia, which has become one of the emerging investment destinations in Africa.

In order to bring the knowledge, experience, skills and financial resources of Ethiopians in the Diaspora into the country’s national growth plans, the Government of Ethiopia has launched the Ethiopian Diaspora Web Portal.