The 70th directive of 2009 clearly describes the duties, responsibilities, and liabilities of importers and/or their agents.

The Federal Government enacts the copyright proclamation under the articles of the constitution to protect literary, artistic, and general creative works.

The refugee proclamation of 2004 makes provision for the laws and frameworks on refugees relations for effective implementation of international agreements on refugees’ asylum, protection, and safe and voluntary repatriation.

This Nineteenth Annual Public Sector Debt Portfolio Report (DPR) is an annual report prepared by the Debt Management Directorate aiming to provide policymakers a broader view of the public debt portfolio, dealing with the volume of the public debt and its breakdown, variations in stocks as well as detail analysis of some key debt variables.

The right to free association is an internationally recognized right of all human beings. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia recognizes this right, as well as the need to ensure this right is not infringed upon. This proclamation is a bid to drive the active engagement of government in an organized manner.

The government of Ethiopia recognizes the importance of investments, both local and foreign on the development of the country’s economy. The export trade duty incentive scheme is therefore proclaimed under Article 55 (1) and (11) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.

The customs proclamation highlights the resolve of the government to modernize customs law in Ethiopia to international and regional standards. This is in a bid to curb the issues plaguing legitimate trade in the country.

The agreement on Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the People’s Republic of China, assigned in Addis Ababa on the 13th day of May 1996.

The agreement on Economic, Commercial, Scientific and Technical Cooperation between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the State of Kuwait, assigned at Kuwait on the 14th Day of September 1996

An agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital assigned between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the State of Kuwait, in Kuwait, on the 14th day of September 1996

The transitional Government of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Tunisia, inspired by the desire to promote and expand trade and thereby strengthen economic relations between the two countries based on equality and mutual benefit, had signed a Trade agreement in Tunis on the 3rd day of November 1994

An agreement on Reciprocal Promotion and Protection of Investment, between the Governments of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Republic of Yemen, signed in Senea’a, Yemen, on 15 April 1999.

An agreement on the Customs Bond Guarantee of the Preferential Trade Area for Eastern and Southern African States signed at Mbabane, the kingdom of Swaziland, on the 23rd day of November 1990.

This policy is driven by the need for adequate security and foreign relations to push the growth and development of the country. It contains strategies to aid adequate internal security, re-orientation of the populace as well as effective foreign relations.

An agreement on the promotion and Reciprocal Protection of Investments, between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Russian Federation; signed in Moscow, on the 10th day of February 2000.

An agreement on trade, between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Russian Federation, signed in Moscow on the 26thday of November 1999.

An agreement between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Sudan, on the Investments promotion and Reciprocal protection, signed in Khartoum on the 7th day of March 2000,

An agreement on Trade between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Republic of Sudan, signed in Khartoum, Sudan, on the 6th day of March 2000.

An agreement on economic and technical cooperation, between the Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of Greece, signed in Athens on the 20th day of November 1998.

An agreement for the Avoidance of Double Taxation concerning Taxes on income and capital, signed between the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and the Government of the Russian Federation in Moscow on the 26th day of November 1999.