ADP

Amhara Democratic Party

CAGR

Compound annual growth rate

CBE

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia

DBE

Development Bank of Ethiopia

EPRDF

Ethiopian People’s Revolutionary Democratic Front

FDI

Foreign direct investment

GDP

Gross domestic product

GTP I

Growth and Transformation Plan I

GTP II

Growth and Transformation Plan II

ICT

Information and communication technology

IDPs

Internally displaced persons

ILO

International Labour Organisation

METEC

Metals and Engineering Corporation

MNC

Multinational corporation

NBE

National Bank of Ethiopia

NGO

Non-governmental organisation

ODP

Oromo Democratic Party

OLA

Oromo Liberation Army

PM

Prime Minister

PP

Prosperity Party

PPP

Purchasing power parity

SEPDM

Southern Ethiopian People’s Democratic Movement

SME

Small and medium enterprises

TPLF

Tigray People’s Liberation Front