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P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013 EUBFE: Review of Activities and Priorities for the Year to Come Olivier POUJADE Secretary.

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1 P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013 EUBFE: Review of Activities and Priorities for the Year to Come Olivier POUJADE Secretary to EUBFE Sep 2013

2 Presentation of EUBFE Actions Dialogues: ERCA, EIA, Ministry of Transport, Prime Minister, Ministry of Industry, NBE Communication: Website / Newsletter / Upcoming Investment Guide Networking Events: Launch / Cocktails / 1-Year Anniversary External Expertise Support: Business Climate (BizClim) P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

3 Dialogue: ERCA Comments on New Customs Law (8 th June 2012) Following meeting between EUBFE and other fora and ERCA on 1 st June 2012 Comments on bank cheques, valuation method, training, complaints procedure,… P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

4 Dialogue: ERCA Representation of EUBFE @ the presentation on new customs valuation system Switch from Minimum Valuation System to Transaction Valuation System, compliant withWTO ERCA HQ on 1 st December 2012 Reporting in the Newsletter P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

5 Dialogue: ERCA/EIA Presentation by ERCA on Dividend Tax and presentation by EIA of the Investment Law Held @ EU Delegation (Cap Verde St.) on 21 st March 2013 12 EUBFE participants Presentations by authorities + Q&A session with our members P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

6 Dialogue: ERCA Workshop on Dividend Tax, follow- up of ERCA presentation Held @ Hilton on 30 th April 2013, 10 EUBFE participants Discussion on validity of the application of dividend tax, base text, power of authorities and recourses P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

7 Dialogue: ERCA Letter sent to ERCA by EUBFE & EU Delegation Includes minutes of meeting and the conclusions of the workshop Request further actions & clarifications from ERCA Response pending P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

8 Dialogue: ERCA Others: Behavioral code for tax inspectors Complaint meeting Appointment of Yohannes Meles to liaise with EU companies P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

9 Dialogue: Ministry of Transport In summer 2012, backlog of 22,000 containers in Djibouti Early August 2012, letter from EU Del. to MoT explaining issues encountered by EU businesses Several discussion with State Minister of Transport & appointment of a contact point at MoT for EU companies P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

10 Dialogue: Dialogue with P.M. Meeting discussing improvement of investment climate, afternoon session with P.M., EUBFE and other fora 24 th October 2012 EUBFE & EU Delegation explained issues encountered by EU businesses Recognition by P.M. of the EUBFE and its role in Ethiopia Follow-up letter sent P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

11 Dialogue: MoI Business Climate Survey EUBFE and some of its members participated to a survey on business environment organised by a delegation of Ministry of Industry At EU Delegation on 3 rd Dec. 12 14 participants on EU side Shared issues and comments from EU community P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

12 Dialogue: Forex Shortage Letter sent to Prime Minister on Forex Shortage. Follow-up meetings with NBE Governor, Minister of Industry and President of the CBE P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

13 Communication: Website Website designed to communicate on EUBFE’s actions Gives visibility to the community locally & internationally Updated on regular basis with news Connected with a Linkedin account Will upload documentation and contact details P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

14 Communication: Newsletter 1 newsletter published, others to come Directed to EU business community Summary of actions and news Quarterly publication Available on the download part of the website Contributions are welcomed (articles, company presentation, interviews) P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

15 Communication: Investment Guide Guide to provide information on investment climate, practical issues, contacts, legislation,… Currently teaser version issued Full detailed version by year-end Will be available for download on the website P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

16 Networking - Events: 1-Year Anniversary Held in May 2013 in the Radisson More than 150 participants EU Business Community / EU Diplomats Community / Government of Ethiopia (GoE) One presentation by the EU Delegation and the EUBFE / Speech of support by the GoE / Networking cocktail / Exhibition P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

17 External Expertise Support: BizClim Facility Applied to BizClim Facility EU Fund for improvement of business climate in ACP countries Submitted an application for technical support on legislation, customs, organisation, local survey Fund awarded in August 2013, project starting in December 2013 P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

18 External Expertise Support: BizClim Facility Results expected: a survey on EU business community in Ethiopia an investment climate assessment workshops and roundtables used as communication and training tools P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

19 External Expertise Support: BizClim Facility BizClim package content: 2 contracts 6 major events (a kickoff workshop in Dec13, a 2-Year Anniversary in Jun13, a national workshop in Dec14) 6 experts (legal, statistical, communication,…) P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

20 Future Activities Continue ongoing dialogue and relationships with MoT, ERCA, EIA Will react to issues encountered by the EU business community Recruit new members to increase the representation by the association of the EU Business Community Ongoing promotion of EU in Ethiopia P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

21 Thanks !  Please visit www.eubfe.eu Olivier POUJADE Secretary to EUBFE May 2013 P OLISH – E THIOPIAN B USINESS F ORUM - EUBFE 23 RD S EPTEMBER 2013

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