The websites listed below provide useful facts on Ethiopia as well as contacts and tools for companies operating in Ethiopia:

• International Finance Corporation: Global SME Toolkit
  Guide to sustainable business management practices for SMEs.
• Business Fighting Corruption
  An online resource centre for business on collective action to avoid corruption which contains a guide and resources for partnerships with companies and other stakeholders to fight against corruption.
• CIA World Factbook: Ethiopia Profile
• World Bank: Ethiopia Data Profile

Sources for further reading:

• Freedom House: Freedom in the World - Ethiopia 2011.
• The Bertelsmann Foundation: Transformation Index - Ethiopia 2010.
• Global Integrity: Ethiopia Country Report 2010.
• US Department of State: Human Rights Report - Ethiopia 2010.
• Transparency International: Global Corruption Report 2009.

UNCAC Status: Signed 10 December 2003. Ratified 26 November 2007.

Status on UNCAC Implementation
This field describes the country's status on the United Nations Convention against Corruption. Please note any declarations and reservations made upon ratification. The list of signatories can be found on the UNODC website. Read more about the UNCAC.

Other Relevant Conventions or Treaties:

• African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption: Signed 1 June 2004. Ratified 18 September 2007.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.
• United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime: Signed 14 December 2000. Ratified 23 July 2007.
  Read Transparency International's summary and assessment of the convention.

Transparency CPI: 2011: 120/182 (Score: 2.7)

Transparency CPI
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International as well as its ranking.

World Bank CORR Index (-2.5 - +2.5): 2010: - 0.70

World Bank Corruption Index
This field consists of the score for the country in question on the 'Control of Corruption' indicator in the World Bank Governance Research Indicator Country Snapshot (GRICS): 1996-2010.

OECD COUNTRY RISK CLASSIFICATION (0-7): 2011: 7

Country Risk Classification
The classification of countries by risk category has the aim of providing OECD countries with a basis for calculating the premium interest rate to be charged to cover the risk of non-repayment of export credits. Countries are placed in risk categories 0 - 7, with 0 being the lowest risk category and thus the least expensive. Conversely, premium group 7 is the highest risk category. Each classification is comprised of 2 components: 1) an assessment of the country's economic/financial situation, and 2) its overall political stability. Access the complete list of OECD Country Risk Classification figures.

Data Verification:

Publication Date: November 2011

Data verified by: Global Advice Network