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The European Commission will host Ethiopia-EU business form to be held from May 14 – 15, 2019 in Brussels, Belgium.

STREIT Group, the world’s leading, privately owned armored vehicles manufacturer in the world, is intersted in investing in Ethiopia, Ethiopian Investment Commission disclosed.

The United States Department of State said it will host the Ethiopia Partnerships Forum (EPF) from May 15 – 16, 2019 in the US. EPF is a an economic engagement platform between Ethiopia and the US, aiming to raise awareness of Ethiopia’s bold new efforts to transform its economy and create attractive business opportunities.

The Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Industry has announced revised retail prices for fuel, effective from today May 8, 2019.

Here is the revised price of the different types of fuel/gas.

Source: Fana BC

Samira Maatouk, President and CEO of Maatouk Holdings, the leading coffee manufacturer in the Middle East, said she will come to Addis in June hoping to explore investment opportunities in Ethiopian coffee.

The second Africa-China E-Commerce Forum is scheduled to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in November this year, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology announced.

The Ethiopian Embassy in Algiers an investment, trade and tourism promotion forum in Mostaganem, Algeria. The forum was held in collaboration with the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Dahra Mostaganem, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with David Malpass, World Bank Group President and his delegation at his office. The meeting came as part of the first of three-legged African trip of the World Bank president since he assumed the position on April 9, 2019.

The Ethiopian Planning and Development Commission said it is preparing Ethiopia’s first-ever ten-year Perspective Development Plan. The plan, when finalized by June 2020, will encompass the period from July 2020 to 2030. This will enable it to line up with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Ethiopia obtained $103 million from export generated by industrial parks in the past nine months, the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) announced. This shows an increment by 40 percent when compared to last year’s performance of the same period.