The Co-Chair of the Donors’ Assistance Group (DAG), a consortium of donors, Geert Geut, told reporters that DAG has appreciated the Ethiopian government’s efforts to reduce poverty.
Responding to questions on whether the Government’s Growth and Transformation Plan is overly ambitious, he responded that as Ethiopia is one of the poorest countries in the world facing numerous challenges to its development, he has always admired the government’s commitment to reducing poverty through such grand plan.
He further added that DAG believes that the policies devised by the government have set Ethiopia on the right path towards alleviating poverty.
He also pointed to the recent fall in inflation as further encouraging proof of the positive results being garnered by government policy.
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Source: Ethiopian Radio and Television – March 19, 2013. Originally titled “DAG Co-Chair praises Ethiopia’s poverty reduction efforts“.
