Don’t know what the interest levels are but I wish we were building ports, trains, dams, and light rail systems in Ethiopia instead of China.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
Same here. Ethiopia feels like it's on the cusp of moving up in the world. A ton of progress there in the capital.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
Ya. One of my good buddies is Ethiopian. Went for his wedding and spent 2 weeks there at the start of the year.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart
I'd recommend it. The food is amazing! And cool places to explore outside the city.
@tylercowen seems to have an interest there as well: https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/05/will-ethiopia-next-china.html …https://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2018/05/microeconomic-guide-travel-including-ethiopia.html …1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @caseyames @tylercowen
Yup I read that article at the time of publishing. Did you check out any factories while there?
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @tylercowen
We went to some fabric markets, but didn't arrange any factory visits. Kind of kicking myself for that. If you do go, let me know. My buddy's family / friends are still all over there and are involved in the government. Could help with connections to factories.
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Replying to @caseyames @tylercowen
I don't think they're ready. Probably far from it, perhaps with the exception of leather goods. In any case, I'd like to see for myself. Thanks for the offer, may take you up on that.
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @tylercowen
Ya, for anything too complex, they aren't. But I think certain textiles could work. I know exporting scarves is a big thing.
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I found Ethiopian made gloves at Costco. These: https://www.amazon.com/Wells-Lamont-Premium-Leather-1209L/dp/B0095DCV0K?th=1 …
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Replying to @Molson_Hart @tylercowen
Interesting. I wonder what else is being imported and doing well.
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