Dr. Woldai Futur (alt. Wolday) is the first Minister of National Development of

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. His previous post was serving as an economic advisor to the

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Early life and education

Woldai Futur received his PhD at

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at Carbondale in

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. Woldai also was a former employee of the

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Minister of National Development of Eritrea

In a 2003 interview with

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, 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.

References

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