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Owen Barder is the Europe Director at the Center for Global Development. He writes here about development, economics, politics, computers, running, and anything else that interests him. He also hosts Development Drums.


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  • Mobile phones in Ethiopia
    • Sam:
      As of November 2012 (and confirmed again in February 2013) it seems Vodafone pay as you talk SIM cards DO work.
      May 25, 2013
    • masala:
      Sim cards are available for 30 Birr which is not even 2$ you can get them all over the city
      May 23, 2013
  • Cycling in Ethiopia
    • Rick:
      Hi, I will be moving to Addis for a few years from the UK. Do you have any advice about getting a bike into the...
      May 23, 2013
  • Arriving at Addis Ababa (Bole Airport)
    • Bern:
      Whenever I land at Addis airport, domestic or international, I offer 60 birr to the taxi touts and, when they object,...
      May 22, 2013
    • Alex:
      Hello Owen, Stumbled on your website by accident…I’m currently trying to arange a visa for someone I work...
      May 16, 2013
  • Your blackberry and mobile data in Addis Ababa
    • Bikila Daba:
      Dear Biniam,  Please refere to the following link. http://www.ethiotelecom.et/new s/news.php?id=85
      April 25, 2013
    • Bikila Daba:
      Hi all,  I have the expereiance that blackberry phones will not work directly with the Ethio-telecom GPRS...
      April 25, 2013
    • Jeevanandham:
      Hi! The service provider in Ethiopia, Ethio – Telecom states the APN settings are the following: APN : etc.com...
      April 9, 2013
  • Tax, trade, transparency … & turf
    • Martin Hearson:
      Interesting ideas, I wrote some thoughts on them here,
      April 24, 2013
  • For the first time ever (World Bank edition)
    • Jorn J.A. Boor:
      ”Today for the first time ever, I felt so relieved after I realized I wasn’t looking out making...
      April 19, 2013
    • Pablo:
      Barack Obama (2/2013): “So the United States will join with our allies to eradicate such extreme poverty in...
      April 19, 2013
  • Global wealth inequality
    • Dan Kyba:
      Owen: Where are we going with this? Is this a refutation of the power law of wealth distribution?
      April 10, 2013
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Will Cameron persuade the G-8 to take on tax evasion?Tax, trade, transparency … & turf
April 23, 2013
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Jim KimFor the first time ever (World Bank edition)
April 19, 2013
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bannerThe Europe Development Digest
April 16, 2013
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manningAre rich countries ‘getting away with murder’ by massaging aid figures?
April 11, 2013
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The RulesGlobal wealth inequality
April 8, 2013
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Food recycling facilityWaste not, want not
April 1, 2013
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