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Mekele Industrial Park has completed preparatory works and is now ready to resume full operations, according to Fitsum Ketma, the Head of Transformation Department at the Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia (IPDC). Fitsum emphasized that IPDC had been working diligently by sending a team to Mekele city to monitor the status of the Industrial Park and undertake necessary preparatory works to restore it to full operations.

Wild Coffee Ethiopia, an emerging coffee company from Ethiopia, was declared the Rising Star Company of the Year in Africa at the Africa Food Awards ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 19 June 2023.

The number of Italian companies operating in Ethiopia is expected to increase in the coming years, according to Riccardo Zucconi, the head of the Italian Trade Agency (ITA) in Ethiopia. Zucconi attributes this trend to Ethiopia's strong economic growth, strategic location in the Horn of Africa, and the expanding middle class market.

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration has announced that it generated USD 2.912 billion from exports in the first ten months of the current fiscal year. This is short of the ministry's target of USD 4.24 billion.

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest airline in Africa, has reported strong growth in revenue and passenger traffic for the current fiscal year.

Ethiopia earned USD 1.1 billion from coffee exports in the first 11 months of this fiscal year. Despite exporting a comparatively lower volume of coffee, the amount earned is almost the same as last year, thanks to the emphasis on exporting high-quality coffee.

Ethiopia's "Women Business Expo 2023" has begun in Addis Ababa, with the event being held at the Skylight Hotel and organized by Malesa Events. The three-day expo aims to boost women's access, competitiveness, and participation in business, providing a platform for female entrepreneurs, manufacturers, and business leaders to exchange experiences and discuss their work. Attendees can also explore a range of products produced by women entrepreneurs and create market linkages.

In the past nine months, the Southern Nations Nationalities and Peoples’ Regional State Investment and Industrial Development Office has granted 291 new investment licenses for various projects. Of these, 120 are in agriculture, 89 in service, and 82 in industry.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 14 June 2023.