By Zerihun Getachew
Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said, Ethiopia, which has long been recognized for its fast economic growth, will attain the 11.4 percent economic growth it has planned for this fiscal year.
President Dr. Mulatu Teshome stated, in his October 6 speech delivered to the joint session of the House of Peoples' Representatives and the House of Federation, that Ethiopia will do the double digit growth in this budget year.
The joint session of the Houses on Thursday endorsed the president's speech after long deliberations.
During the deliberations, the premier explained the successful progress of the Growth and Transformation Plan (GTP) during the past years and expressed his confidence that the target would similarly be achieved in this final year.
The government will provide capacity building in all sectors to raise the economic growth of the country and to improve the limitations in capacity, he pointed out.
The government is also striving to ensure democracy and good governance in the country, according to the premier.
He said the ruling party is committed to addressing public grievances and called on members of the EPRDF to play their roles in mobilizing the public in the effort to ensure democracy and good governance.
The ruling EPRDF is always ready to hold discussions with opposition parties in a matured way, if the opposition is ready to do so, Hailemariam noted.
Thegovernment will work closely with the National Electoral Board of Ethiopia (NEBE) to make the 2015 election just, fair and democratic.
Hailemariam nonetheless revealed that the national saving is not expanding as desired.
Speaking of Ebola, the PM said Ethiopia has a responsibility to work with various African countries to prevent the virus as it is the seat of African Union.
According to him, a national committee chaired by his deputy was established and a strategy is designed for awareness raising and training on Ebola.
Source: ENA
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