Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa Revenues Bureau announced it has collected 12.26 billion birr in the first quarter of the Ethiopian fiscal year that started July 8, 2021. The collected amount exceeds the 11.59 billion birr collection plan for the period by five percent.
Ethiopian farmers in the regions of Amhara and Oromia are preparing to export avocados to the international market. 447 farmers in the Amhara region, as well as several others in the Oromia region, are prepared to export high-quality avocadoes, it has been learned.
Lelise Neme, Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), said the government is keen on seeing more private sector engagement in Ethiopia's health sector. Ms. Lelise made the remark during a visit to the Silk Road General Hospital in Addis Ababa, constructed in 2017 as part of the China-Africa Belt and Road Initiative.
Ethiopian Airlines has signed Codeshare and Interline Agreement with AccessRail to widen connectivity options for its passengers destined to Western Europe, United Kingdom, Scandinavian, Japan and Canada. In a statement sent to 2merkato.com, the carrier noted the agreement avails AccesRails’ wide rail destinations to passengers of Ethiopian Airlines through seamless connectivity with all journey segments contained on a single Ethiopian Airlines ticket.
Ethiopian President Sahle-Work Zewde, in her opening remarks at the joint session of Ethiopia's House of People's Representatives and the House of Federation, highlighted several goals the government has set in place. President Sahle-Work made the remarks at the customary speech of the swearing-in of the new members of parliament that will remain in the two Houses for the next five years.
