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Five Dutch companies are set to engage in horticulture development on 500 hectares of land in Ethiopia's Amhara region at an area called Kunzila. The investment and related supports that come with it, it was learned, will be of benefit for 10,000 residents of the area.

With the introduction of e-visa service back in June 2017, Ethiopia has opened its doors for foreign visitors wider than ever before. Ever since, the e-visa service has redefined visitors’ travel experience, easing entry into the country with digitized service accessible from any part of the world. Using the e-visa service, more 200,000 people from 217 countries visited Ethiopia so far.

Nokia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with two science and engineering universities in Ethiopia. The two universities Nokia signed the MoU with are the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) and the Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT).

In a move to begin the construction of the 70-story Mesob Tower, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, a memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed.

The 43-year-old Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, the youngest African incumbent leader, has been awarded the 100th Nobel Peace Prize of 2019. The Nobel Committee announced Abiy has been selected "for his efforts to achieve peace and international cooperation, and in particular for his decisive initiative to resolve the border conflict with neighboring Eritrea."

Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) announced it traded commodities worth over $71 million (2.1 billion birr) in the month of September 2019. During the twenty days of trading in the month, the Exchange traded 21,525 tons of Coffee, 7,111 tons of Soya Bean, 5,083 tons of Green Mung Beans, 3,994 tons of Sesame and 858 tons of White Pea Bean.

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) signed a letter of intent with the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance. The letter of intent aims to co-finance, with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the integrated agro-industrial parks in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopia-Sudan business forum opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, yesterday. Present during the opening of the forum were ministers, ambassadors, and members of the business community of Ethiopia and Sudan.

The 16th edition of Ethio-Con international building and construction exhibition opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Ethiopia’s sole telecom service provider, Ethio Telecom signed an agreement with the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) that will enable the former’s clients to make their monthly payments via the bank.