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Lufthansa, the German-based airliner is to  enhance its partnership with Ethiopian in 2013, according to a press briefing held in Addis Ababa on June 10, 2013.

Lufthansa is aiming to enhance its stake by five percent in 2013 from the previous year, Carsten Schaeffer, Lufthansa's vice-president for sales and services, South-East Europe, Middle East and Africa said.

In 2012, more than 80,000 passengers were served through the partnership between Lufthansa and Ethiopian, however, Carsten  declined to reveal the revenue collected from the services. He told The Reporter, an Ethiopian Weekly, “We don’t want to talk about details of numbers, it is promising and we are happy to invest further. Add a comment Add a comment

Ethiopia's National Standards Council is expected to approve 1,098 national standards in its meeting to be held this coming Thursday, according to the Ethiopian Standards Agency.

Daniel Zenebe, Communication and Public Relations Head with the Agency, told Walta Information Center that, standards dealing with agriculture, food, textiles and leather, construction, engineering, chemical products, electro mechanical and health are among the sectors expected to be approved by the Council. Add a comment Add a comment

The Ethiopian Academy of Sciences officially launched on Thursday, June 20, 2013. The Ethiopian Ministry of Science and Technology has pledged to provide the necessary support to the Academy.

Dassie Dalke, Minister of Science and Technology, said at the launching conference, the Academy would create a huge potential to undertake problem solving researches and advance science and technology. Add a comment Add a comment

On-line registration platform for the AGOA Forum 2013 Private Sector Session is launched today. The event will take place in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from August 9-13, 2013.

Business and individuals interested to attend the session can now register at
www.africacncl.org, coordinators of the Private Sector Session said in a  statements today.