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The Revenue and Customs Authority in Ethiopia cautioned the businesses in Dire Dawa and Harar to handle receipts better.

Officials from the authority met with members of the business community last week and warned that businesses were not issuing receipts for all their transactions.

The government will enforce the law if businesses do not put in cash register machines and use them appropriately said federal and local officials to participants. 

The Fourth Addis International Construction and Third Real Estate Trade Fair was held in the capital of Ethiopia from the 3rd to the 6th of May. The fair was organized by HPP Ethiopia, a Dutch company and an estimated 40 companies exhibiting domestic products and imports were featured.

Several local manufacturers of construction materials took part in the fair such as Oromia Pipe factory, and Ethiopian Steel PLC.

Tsehay Insurance Company, Ethiopia launched operations last week to become the 15th insurer to join the sector.

The company began operations at its three branches found at Piassa, Merkato, and Haya Hulet Mazoria with its main office located in Somali Terra to be operational in the near future according to Teshome Aklog, Chief Executive Officer of Tsehay.

The insurance company began selling shares at the same time as Tsehay Bank, dissolved since, with 90% of the shareholders in the bank with shares in the insurance company said Demessew Kassa, Project Manager of the company.

Du Pont, an American Fortune 100 company, is set to expand and diversify operations in Ethiopia.

The company aims to provide what Ethiopian farmers need by providing selected seeds as its revenue in the region said Jim Borel, Vice President of Du Pont.

The company has meet with Tefera Derbew, Minister of Agriculture and is in the process of enhancing its seed production and conditioning facilities in Ethiopia for maize production explained Borel.