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With the aim of solving the problems in the livestock sector, the Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration held a discussion with livestock exporters. Kassahun Gofe, Minister of State for Trade Integration and Export Promotion at the Ministry, stated that all stakeholders should work towards bringing solution to solve the problems seen in the livestock sector. According to the State Minister, the Ministry is working with relevant parties to address the issue and has collaborated with Customs Commission and Federal Police to prevent livestock smuggling.

A virtual conference to attract Indian companies which provide information technology enabled services was organized by the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), Ethiopian Embassy in India, and Indian Economic Trade Organization.

Various Indian companies that are engaged in the ICT sector attended the conference from the ICT Hubs of Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Kashmir.

The companies were provided with information on the existing reforms in Ethiopia, Government support and commitment for the ICT sector, and available infrastructure.

Source: EIC’s Facebook page

Oromia Regional State’s Mineral Development Authority generated USD 324 million from mineral mining during the 2021/2022 fiscal year. The Regional State sold a total of 4,316 kilograms of gold and 461,000 tons of coal during the same period. In addition, it supplied 22 million tons of gypsum stone to construction companies situated in Addis Ababa.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 17 August 2022.