The second mayor’s private sector conference has been held for two days from June 1-2, 2022 at Hilton hotel with the theme ‘Entrepreneurship Initiative for cities recovery and growth and the roles of mayors’.
The conference is a flagship initiative of Ethiopia chamber of commerce and sectorial association planned to help create a platform for awareness raising, networking and partnership between mayors of Ethiopia cities and business community leaders and operators.
The conference is the second national conference involving more than 100 participants that included mayors chamber leaders, business operators local and international development agencies and academic and research institutes.
As indicated on the conference Ethiopian cities have been greatly affected by multifactor challenges including lack of peace and stability in the last four years. Entrepreneurial activities in business and economic activities are highly affected while the formal business are badly affected the informal ones.
As has been said this year the conference realized a highly interactive event that provide information, knowledge and experience on business development considering issues like values of Economic Corridor and MSMEs status and role dynamism in the existing situation in the country. The conference also provides an opportunity to refine commitments of actions and pledges from key stakeholders brings about business growth in cities and economic development in the cities in particular and in the country in general.
