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

Eritrea Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...

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

Early life and education

Woldai Futur received his PhD at Southern Illinois University 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 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.

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