The Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations, the powerful trade chamber in Ethiopia, re-elected Ayalew Zegeye as President of the Board of Directors. Vice President Abebaw Mekonnen was also reelected.
Ayalew Zegeye was re-elected as the only finalist left in the final round. The committee in charge of the nomination process started out with a field of 19 prospective presidential candidates.
Add a comment Add a commentA team from Airbus led by Mr. Francois Cognard, Vice President for sales, Middle East and North Africa, said to be promoting the Airbus A330 aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines, the flag carrier of Ethiopia, according to sources. 
Aircraft manufacturers hold discussions with carriers as a matter of course said Cognard declining to comment on any ongoing negotiations between Airbus and Ethiopian Airlines.
Add a comment Add a commentEthiopian Airlines and the Boeing management are in discussions for the purchase of 5 more 787 Dreamliner aircraft said Tewolde Gebre Mariam CEO of the airlines.
The move is part of Ethiopian Airlines’ expansion project he said. It is to be remembered that Ethiopian Airlines is expecting the delivery of 10 Dreamliner aircraft ordered in 2005.
Add a comment Add a commentEthiopia has set a target to earn 359.3 million US dollars from the export of leather and textile in the coming year announced the Ministry of Industry.
It is expected that 206 million US dollars will be raised through the export of value added leather products according to Melaku Taye Corporate Communication Director at the Ministry.
Add a comment Add a commentThe new directive which makes bulk container shipping mandatory for Ethiopian exporters has been met with opposition from international buyers.
The new shipping system replaces the 60 kilogram bags used to export coffee with one container size bag into which coffee is stored. Associations representing major importers from Germany and Switzerland wrote letters of complaint against the new bulk container shipping to their Embassies in Ethiopia, the Ministry of Trade and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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