TABLES 1 Composition of the 23 Member Ethiopian National Governing Council 42 2 Standards and Codes in Democracy and Political Governance, signed/ratified or acceded by Ethiopia 67 3 Final Results of 2010 Ethiopia’s General Election 86 4 Current Account (percentage of GDP at current prices) 144 5 Public Finance (percentage of GDP at current prices) 151 6 Commercial Banks 192 7 Standards and Codes in Socio-Economic Development 217 8 Trends in ODA disbursement to Ethiopia, 1999/00-2007/08 (US dollars million) 222 9 Trends in Total Poverty Indices at National Level and by Rural and Urban Areas 225 10 Status of MDG Targets for Ethiopia 231 11 Spending on Social sectors as percentage of Total Public Spending (percent) 233 12 Memorandum Item: Spending as a ratio of GDP at Current Market Prices (percent) 233 13 Representation of Women in Parliament and Executive Branches 259 14 Ethiopia Population Projections 279 FIGURES 1 Real GDP Growth and per capita GDP 127 2 GDP by Sector in 2007 (Percentage) 128 3 Stock of Total External Debt (percentage of GDP) 152 BOXES 1 CRM Consultations during the Country Review Mission 45 2 Ethiopian Airlines 57 3 Ethiopia’s Export Incentives 141 4 Corruption: An Obstacle to Poverty Reduction 167 5 The Need to Improve the Public Image of FEACC 168 6 The Potential Benefits of the COMESA Free Trade Area 173 7 Concerns Over the Development Impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) 174 8 PSD-Hub: A mechanism Tailored to the Expected Economic and Social Role of the Private Sector 196