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A Taiwanese business delegation made up of forty representatives from 29 firms will begin a visit to Ethiopian on the 24th of November. The Taiwanese businesses are primarily interested in the garment and clothing manufacture sector.

The delegation plans to communicate with the Ethiopian business community and can be reached through appointments made via email to the Taiwan Trade Center in Nairobi.

The Butajira Fruit Nursery and Training Center, Ethiopia blended imported species with local ones producing short trees that are ready for harvest within three years. Avocado species and technology were imported from Israel through financing from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

The blended species is resistant to disease, bears fruit annually for an estimated fort years and bears fruit that is uniform and softer than local types said Amerga Menji Manager of the Nursery.

Ethiopia celebrates the Global Entrepreneurship Week from the 14th to the 20th of November. The event will afford young entrepreneurs an opportunity to develop creativity and form networks according to Michael Fekade Chief Executive Officer of Empact Capital Partners, LLC hosting the event.

Young people with post secondary levels of education are encouraged to take on business initiatives said Michael.

Boursa Africa Limited, promoted a Pan-African Exchange at the International Convening on Commodity Exchanges held in Addis Ababa Ethiopia. The Botswana based company aims to launch a Pan African Exchange in May 2012.

The African exchange planned by BAL is expected to be a multi-asset class and commodity exchange, dealing in commodities, bonds, currency and diamonds. This exchange also aims to create a center where continental and international bilateral and multilateral trade could be conducted.