Kiflu Gedefe Molla

Content by Kiflu Molla

• Publication - Working Paper

  Export incentives and artisanal gold exports: Supplier level evidence from Ethiopia

  This study aims to evaluate the performance of the gold export sector in Ethiopia to identify the main challenges the sector is facing; to assess impacts of the incentive mechanisms the NBE avails to suppliers of gold; and to suggest policy recommendations to improve the performance of the sector.

  13 Apr 2021 | Kiflu Molla, Tewodros Makonnen Gebrewolde

  
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• Project

  Performance of artisanal gold exports in Ethiopia

  In its second Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP II), the Government of Ethiopia planned to expand the export base by strengthening the export performance of selected sectors, including mining. The government set an ambitious target of increasing foreign exchange earnings of the mining sector from 344 million USD to 2.0 billion USD between 2014/15 and 2019/20. Enhancing...

  29 Nov 2019 | Kiflu Molla, Tewodros Makonnen Gebrewolde

• Project

  Property taxes for urban development: A micro-simulation analysis for Ethiopia

  Property tax has been a relatively under-utilised source of urban finance in developing countries. This is especially pronounced in rapidly urbanising regions such as Africa and Asia. The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa reports that Africa’s urban population has reached 40 percent of the total in 2014 and is expected to reach 56 percent in 2050. This...

  29 Nov 2019 | Kiflu Molla, Tewodros Makonnen Gebrewolde