A game of monopoly?
Tina Milton
15-Nov-2006
As a second private company prepares to open a duty-free store at Addis Ababa Bole airport, state-owned retailer Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise (ETTE) and Alfarag Trading are poised to go head to head with the new competition. But, as Tina Milton reports, former monopoly ETTE plans to fight back
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The days when state-owned Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise (ETTE) enjoyed a monopoly at Addis Ababa Bole International airport are well and truly over. The retailer has dominated duty-free at the........
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(18-Oct-2006) - The Ethiopian Labour Association has challenged the decision by the Ministry of Revenue to grant Country Trading a duty-free licence to operate at Bole International airport
(30-Sep-2004) - ETHIOPIA. Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise (ETTE) has recorded a year-on-year sales increase of 10% to Birr76m ($8.8m) in its duty-free and duty-paid operations.
(14-Jun-2005) - Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise (ETTE) has beaten its nine-month sales target until the end of March by 7.4% as a result of increased international traffic
(12-Dec-2006) - Ethiopian duty-free retailer Alfarag has revealed its plans for growth at Addis Ababa International airport
(1-Jul-2005) - ETHIOPIA. Retailer Ethiopian Tourist Trading Enterprise (ETTE) has recorded a 9.4% year-on-year sales increase to Birr62.8m ($7.2m) for the nine months ending in March

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