2merkato

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 09 October 2023.

Addis Ababa Science Museum will host the highly anticipated National Tourism and Hospitality Investment Fair, organized by the Ministry of Tourism, on October 10.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 05 October 2023.

The Ministry of Industry has made an announcement stating that the country's domestic production of paper and paper products now meets 77% of the nation's requirements.

The Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) is working to develop the mining sector by providing more than Birr 1.4 billion to more than 110 customers engaged in the mining sector.

Lelise Neme, Commissioner of Ethiopian Investment Commission, and Moroccan Ambassador, Nesha Aloui, recently held a meeting to discuss strategies for enhancing investment opportunities across various sectors in Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian Coffee and Tea Authority and Women in Coffee Ethiopia announced that international conference in Addis Ababa that would focus on the coffee development value chain would be held in Addis Ababa starting from October 16 this year.

Starting from November 21, 2023, Ethiopian Airlines, renowned as Africa's largest cargo and passenger carrier and one of the rapidly growing airlines globally, is set to expand its presence in London by introducing new flights to Gatwick three times a week. This addition will bring the total number of weekly flights operated by the airline to London to 10.

In another development, Ethiopian Airlines recently revealed plans to enhance its service to Djibouti City. The airline intends to introduce three night flights per week starting from November 21 this year, thereby increasing its weekly flights to the neighboring country from 14 to 17.

Source: Fana BC

The Ethiopian Electric Utility (EEU) and the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) have recently entered into a contract to establish a cutting-edge technology center in Kotebe sub-city, Addis Ababa. The center, to be constructed on EEU premises, carries a price tag of Birr 9,341,596,232.

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) announced on the evening of Friday, September 29, 2023, that it has made the first retail price adjustment of the new Ethiopian year.

The revised price of the different types of fuel/gas is as follows.

Fuel price adjustments were made on August 29 this year. The Ministry cited the global surge in fuel prices as the main reason for the fuel price increment. The revision of retail selling prices for petroleum products is determined monthly based on the global oil market prices and occasionally remains unchanged.

Source: BBC Amharic and 2Merkato Archives