Investing in the Lubricant and petroleum oil business in Ethiopia

According to the Ethiopian investment laws any investor can engage in the areas of lubricant and petroleum oil business, with a very little reservation. These areas of investment open for foreigners also. i.e any foreigners who want to invest either wholly or in partnership with domestic investors can engage in the above areas of investment. […]

How to Protect Patent under Ethiopian Law: a legal brief on the Inventions, Minor Inventions and Industrial Designs Proclamation of Ethiopia

Globally, an owner of intellectual property rights like trademark, patent, industrial designs…etc shall take all the necessary safeguard means of protecting them. The same is true for Ethiopia. Especially these days given the effects business expansion due to globalization, and various developments in communication mechanisms, it seems vital to do so. Today, someone in another […]

How to acquire Work Permit and comply the Ethiopian Law

Living in a country with one o the highest unemployment rates in the world, it’s almost impossible for foreigners to get employed here in Ethiopia. But there are some special circumstances where the Ministry Of Labor And Social Affairs allows certain foreignness to get employed in Ethiopia. These circumstances could generally be classified in to […]

How can one prove the existence of bailment money which is above 500.00 birr?

When a civil relationship is established between two parties and when dispute arises, it is stipulated in our law the evidences that need to be brought to the attention of the court to demonstrate their points. This means when a dispute arises in civil cases it is stipulated whether to attest with witnesses or if […]

Have You Heard About The Newly Issued Trademark Law Of Ethiopia?

Are you a trademark owner, trademark agent, Trademark Lawyer … etc, that has trademark registration related interest in Ethiopia? If so, we assume you should read this.   In Ethiopia Trademark registration process is undergoing a fundamental revision process. As part of this process a New Trademark Regulations is published in Ethiopia on 24 December […]

Guideline to Doing Business in Ethiopia: Especially Investing on Agriculture in Ethiopia

Ethiopia is located in the horn of Africa and is bordered North & NE by Eritrea, East by Djibouti and Somalia, South by Kenya and, West and South West by Sudan. The total area coverage is about 111.5 million ha and out of this 74.3 million ha is suitable for agriculture and there are 18 […]

Foreign Investment Incentives and its conditions under Ethiopian law

Are you an investor interested to invest in Ethiopia? Do you want to know aboutForeign Investment Incentives and its conditions listed under Ethiopian Law? Below you find one of them.  An investor who invests to establish a new enterprise in Ethiopia is entitled to income tax exemption. However, such incentives do not apply for all […]

Few points on the Ethiopian law governing Contractual Agency

In general Agency can be defined as a relationship in which one gets the authority to act on behalf of another. According to Ethiopian law there are two sources of agency.  1. Agency by law (Ex. minor-tutor relationship) and 2. Agency by contract. Here the relationship is created by the mutual consent of the principal […]

Few Points on Separation of Property According to Ethiopian Family Law

After dissolution of marriage by divorce the next step will be liquidation of pecuniary relations. The pecuniary relations between spouses shall be liquidated by agreement or by retaking of personal property. Liquidation By Agreement Once the marriage is dissolved the pecuniary relation between spouses shall be liquidated in accordance with the agreement entered by the […]