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Ethiopia's regional construction sector giant brilliant idea

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Blue Nile river in the Benishangul-Gumuz region of Ethiopia. [AP photo]n

The government of Ethiopia recently announced a smart developmental initiative, based on the experience building the Grand Renaissance Dam, it would create an internationally-competitive construction conglomerate focusing on domestic and foreign construction projects.

The idea, based on the limited available information, appears to be to crowd in as much of the sourcing of materials and skills as possible within the Ethiopian economy.

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