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The Ministry of Trade, Ethiopia awarded exporters of oilseeds, pulses, cereals and spices that registered better performance. The award was given by Kebede Chane, the Minister of Trade.

Ethiopia has secured 461 million US dollars from the sector in the past nine months said Kebede at the award ceremony.

Oilseeds, pulses, cereals and spices exporters need to work in a coordinated manner to enhance the income that the country can get from the sector he noted.

Micro and small enterprises have earned more than 15 million US dollars on the international market in the last nine months according to the Federal Micro and Small Enterprise Development Agency.

A range of exports produced by small enterprises including textiles and handicrafts have been able to meet international standards set by foreign markets said Assefa Ferede, Director of the Public Relations and Communications Directorate with the agency.

All regional bodies are working together to identify and register enterprises that have the capacity to export to the foreign markets while the agency is working towards creating networks with various embassies to promote their products in foreign markets he said.

Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier, launched a program to invite journalists and tour operators to join in its efforts to promote tourism. The first team of internationally recognized journalists and tour operators arrived in Ethiopia as part of the implementation of the program.

The visitors are expected to promote the tourist attractions in the country.

The Aviation Academy of Ethiopian Airlines, Ethiopia’s flag carrier, graduated 20 pilots and 22 Aviation Maintenance Technicians at a ceremony held at the airline headquarters on the 30th of April.

The graduating pilots completed more than 695 hours of classroom and Multi-Engine aircraft training which included 60 hours of in flight training devices. The graduates have also qualified the ICAO level-1 English proficiency requirement as part of their training.

The Aviation Maintenance Technicians graduates have been trained with B737 Aircraft Avionics system course which enabled them to acquire the required theoretical and practical knowledge to qualify then as Aviation Technicians.