ABSTRACT
Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world with a per capita income of US$390 in 2010 (World Bank Atlas method). Recently it has also been one of the world’s fastest-growing economies with the average growth rate of 11.0 percent in the ¼ve-year plan period of 2005/06-2009/10. Historically, Ethiopia is host to one of the oldest civilizations of the world. With the population of over 80 million, it is also the second most populous country in Sub-Saharan Africa after Nigeria.
