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Ethiopia has collected $3.62 billion from export in the fiscal year ended on July 7, 2021, Ethiopia's Ministry of Trade and Industry announced. The ministry said the amount is a "historical high."

French telecom giant Orange has declared an interest in buying a stake from the partial privatization of Ethiopia's state-owned telecom services provider Ethio Telecom.

Ethiopia has announced that it has successfully completed the second round filling of its momentous dam on the Blue Nile, the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), with 13.5 billion cubic meters of water.

Ethiopian Airlines Cargo and Logistics Services and Liege Airport have announced that they have renewed their long-standing partnership agreement until 2026. Liege Airport, Belgium’s largest cargo airport and the 6th largest cargo airport in Europe, will continue to be Ethiopian Airlines cargo hub serving as a freighter gateway between Africa and Europe for the next five years, Ethiopian related in a statement sent to 2merkato.com.

Ethiopia's so-far sole telecom services provider Ethio Telecom announced it has collected a revenue of $1.29 billion (56.5 billion birr), which shows an 18.4 percent rise compared to the previous year. The earning exceeds the target the company set for the period.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Agriculture said it has collected $906 million from coffee export in the Ethiopian fiscal year concluded on July 7, 2021.

Ethiopia's Ministry of Mines and Petroleum announced that it has secured $681million from the export of mines in the recently concluded Ethiopian budget year.

Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest Pan-African airline, has become Africa’s top airline in passenger and freight traffic retaining its leadership position in the continent. According to the African Airlines Association’s (AFRAA) report sent to 2merkato.com, Ethiopian has been ranked first by passenger and cargo traffic in 2020. Ethiopian carried 500 thousand tons of freight and 5.5 million passengers through its main hub, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.

Ethiopian Airlines announced it has resumed flights to Asmara, Eritrea, starting from June 23, 2021. The flight is a resumption after an interruption of flight services, which resumed on July 18, 2018, after twenty years of suspension.

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, along with Addis Ababa city Deputy Mayor Adanech Abiebie and other senior government officials, has inaugurated the grand Meskel Square-Addis Ababa City Hall project. Part of the Beautifying Sheger initiative, the project is built at a cost of 2.6 billion birr.