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Precise Consult International PLC and Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) Ethiopia will host “The CEOs Breakfast” forum on March 28th 2013 at the Sheraton Addis Hotel.

The quarterly event brings top business leaders to venue drawn from companies, government officials, donors, and international agencies and other business leader to discuss business issues in Ethiopia. Add a comment Add a comment

The Alliance of Women Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP), Ethiopian Chapter was officially launched on March 12,  with a ceremony held at the Radisson Blu Hotel.

The Chapter's stated mission is empowering women entrepreneurs and helping them connect to the international market. Although officially inaugurated this week in Ethiopia, Alliance of Women Entrepreneurship Program has been in existence since 2006, informally known as the Women Entrepreneurs Group (WEG). Add a comment Add a comment

Ghion Hotels Enterprise will again be offered for another round of sale by the Ethiopian Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency (PPESA),as previous bid failed to attract buyers.

The Privatization Agency is hopeful the bid will attract potential byers as it has adjusted the floor price of the property, previously set at USD 150 million.

Samsung, a South Korean multinational technology company, has completed agreement with the Ethiopian government to establish a laptop and printer assembly plant in Ethiopia in a few months time.

During the Fourth International Samsung Conference, which saw more than 2000 participants, Samsung Electronics East Africa's Chief Operating Officer, Robert Ngeru, told journalists on March 13 in Cape Town, South Africa, Samsung has finalized agreements with Ethiopian, Kenyan and Sudanese governments to set up assembly plants in the three east African countries.