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The Ethiopian Businesswomen Association held its inaugural general assembly, progressing in its mission to empower and support women entrepreneurs and business professionals across the country.

The Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) announced that it is currently managing 57 projects with a combined contract value of Birr 45.2 billion. The state-owned construction firm aims to generate Birr 1.9 billion in revenue this fiscal year.

The Ethiopia-China Economic and Trade Forum commenced yesterday at the Skylight Hotel. The forum was jointly organized by Ethiopia’s Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Trade & Regional Integration, alongside the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA), and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT).

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 25 February 2025.

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has announced a Special Foreign Exchange Auction scheduled for February 25, 2025, with USD 60 million available for bidding by all banks.

A new oil factory, built at a cost of Birr 150 million, has been officially inaugurated in Assosa town, Benishangul Gumuz region. The factory is expected to enhance local oil production and reduce dependency on external supplies.

Ethiopia's sovereign wealth fund, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), has announced plans to introduce competition into the country’s multimodal transport sector, marking a shift in an industry long dominated by state-owned Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL).

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 24 February 2025.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 21 February 2025.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 20 February 2025.