Woldai Futur
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Dr. Woldai Futur | |
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1st Minister of National Development of Eritrea | |
In office 2002–2015 | |
Personal details | |
Political party | PFDJ |
Woldai Futur | |
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1st Head of the Eritrean Investment Centre | |
In office 2015–Present | |
Personal details | |
Political party | PFDJ |
Dr. Woldai Futur (alt. Wolday) is the first Minister of National Development of Eritrea. His previous post was serving as an economic advisor to the President.
Early life and education
[edit]Woldai Futur received his PhD at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in Economics. Woldai also was a former employee of the United Nations.[1]
Minister of National Development of Eritrea
[edit]In a 2003 interview with IRIN News, Futur said that he did not believe that Eritrea's lack of foreign investment was due to their macro-economic, investment, trade, or economic policies. He speculated that this disadvantage stemmed from weak institutions, which are responsible for implementing the policies.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "ERITREA: Coping with economic hardships". Retrieved 2007-01-28.
- ^ "ERITREA: Interview with presidential adviser Dr Woldai Futur". IRIN News. 1 April 2003. Retrieved 30 November 2012.