The Ethiopian Transport Authority expects to commence automated vehicle testing as soon as next month it was reported. The authority is close to set standards for vehicle testing in Ethiopia.
The standards are being modeled on those established by other countries such as Indonesia and Kenya and customized to fit the realities in Ethiopia according to officials at the authority.
Add a comment Add a commentThe prices of unwashed Arabica coffee from Ethiopia are reported to have decreased by an estimated 6.9% on the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange last week.
The fall in prices occurred as the volume of washed and unwashed coffee traded on the exchange increased from 2295 metric ton to 2529 metric tons said an email statement from the exchange on Dec 9th.
Add a comment Add a commentGafat Endowment has announced plans to invest 7 billion birr in Ethiopia to establish a paper and pulp project, Tana Paper and Pulp Factory S.C, in the Amhara Regional State
The project will also include a pulp wood farm for a variety of Eucalyptus trees especially adapted to produce pulp.
Abyssinian Flight School, Ethiopia is to merge with a US company internationally recognized in the sector according to Solomon Gizaw, managing director of the Ethiopian Flight School. An initial investment capital of 10-20 million US dollars is proposed.
The venture will become operational with the construction of dormitories and the set up of high technology simulators said Solomon.
Add a comment Add a commentSoleRebels, Ethiopia won 50,000 US dollars as one of the finalists at the Africa Award for Entrepreneurship. Bethlehem Tilahun Alemu, Founder and Managing Director of soleRebels accepted the award on behalf of the company at the event held in Nairobi.
“I am elated by this award. It is recognition that soleRebels is at the forefront of a new business paradigm on the continent, one where African driven businesses and brands are elevating Africa’s global competitiveness by winning in the global marketplace” said Bethlehem.
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