2merkato

Capital Hotel and Spa, a 114 room five-star hotel and resort was inaugurated on 10 May, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The hotel is owned by Yemane Gebreselassie, also owned of Hosea PLC, a company importing steel, auto parts, machinery, and export of agricultural commodities. Add a comment Add a comment

The Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), a trade promotion organization in Taiwan, announced it will be leading a delegation of 42 Taiwanese businesses to visit Ethiopia on June 17th.

The aim of the visit is to explore business opportunities available in the Ethiopian market, and  to strengthen cooperative ties with their partners in the country, according TAITRA. Add a comment Add a comment

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) Officially opened its representative office in Addis Ababa on Thursday May 9, 2013. Yaekob Yalla, State Minister of Trade said, the opening of the representative office will further strengthen the long standing business and people-to-people relations with the Middle East.

According to Yaekob, frequent visits have been made by senior government officials from the two countries in the previous years to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

The Amhara Regional State has constructed 2115km road through the Universal Rural Road Access Project (URRAP) during the last nine months, the regional rural roads authority said. Public Relation officer with the Authority, Getenet Zewdu said on Wednesday that road is part of the 2,629 km roads planned to be constructed in this Ethiopian fiscal year. Add a comment Add a comment