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Ethiopian Airline Group, the largest Pan-African aviation group, celebrated its 75th-anniversary yesterday, April 8, 2021. Ethiopian made its maiden international flight on April 8, 1946, to Cairo. Since then, the Airline overcame the ups and downs of the aviation industry and the challenges unique to Africa to become Africa’s largest, most profitable and award-winning Aviation Group, the airline noted in a statement sent to 2merkato.com.

Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s leading airline, has transported 1,056,000 doses of COVID19 vaccines in a single flight, it related in a statement sent to 2merkato.com. Ethiopian transported the vaccines in 6 envirotainers from Beijing to Harare via Addis Ababa and arrived in Harare on 31st March 2021.

Ethio Life and General Insurance S.C, (ELiG) a leading composite insurer in Ethiopia, providing innovative life and non-life insurance products in the country has signed up Beyontec Suite, a core insurance solution from Beyontec, to transform its operations to digital.

The Ethiopia-Qatar trade and investment forum will be held virtually today, March 29, 2021. The forum, which will commence at 4:00 PM Ethiopian time, aims to enhance multifaceted ties between Ethiopia and Qatar. The forum is organized by Ethiopian Embassy in Doha, in collaboration with KON W.L.L.

Ethiopian, Africa’s leading airline, is to trial IATA Travel Pass, a digital travel mobile app to enhance efficiency in testing or vaccine verifications and restart travel, the airline announced in a statement sent to 2merkato.com. As travel restarts, travelers need accurate COVID-19-related information like testing and vaccine requirements which vary among countries.

Ethiopia's parliament, the House of People’s Representatives, has unanimously voted to approve the Commercial Code of Ethiopia. The Code will revise the one that has been in place for the past 61 years, since 1960.

Messebo Cement in Ethiopia's Tigray region has resumed production after it had suspended operations for four months due to fighting in the area following the government's law enforcing operations. Melaku Alebel, Ethiopia's Minister of Trade, said Messebo Cement Plant has started supplying products in a bid to stabilize the cement market.

Ethiopia's newest Ginchi Power Distribution Station, built at a cost of $8.4 million and located in west Oromia has been inaugurated.

In collaboration with Facebook, Tourism Ethiopia announced it is launching a digital marketing program to help small and medium businesses in tourism and hospitality that have been most affected by COVID-19.