Kiflu Gedefe Molla is an Associate Research Fellow at Ethiopian Development Research Institute. His research focuses on international trade, international macroeconomics, and taxation.
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
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