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The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration announced that China allowed duty free access to 1,644 items that will be exported from Ethiopia. Ethiopia is not required to fulfill any obligation in return.

Ethiopian Airlines said that it had completed a study to commence construction of a mega project called “Airport City” in Oromia Regional State in the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The project will include modern hotels, duty free shopping centers and, a cargo logistics center and take USD 5 billion to be completed.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 12 December 2022.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 9 December 2022.

Eaglelion System Technology and Mastecard signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance and globalize Ethiopia’s digital economy. According to Besufkad Getachew, Founder and CEO of Eaglelion, the agreement will help Ethiopia to get access to foreign exchange, develop infrastructure, and create developed cities and educated society.

Sewasew Multimedia, an Ethiopian multimedia streaming platform, signed agreements with several artists including Maritu Legesse and Teddy Afro. It also launched its premium program during the signing ceremony. 

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 8 December 2022.

Here is the daily commodity trade data from Ethiopia Commodity Exchange (ECX) for items traded on 7 December 2022.

Bunna Bank announced that it was preparing to build a new headquarters in Addis Ababa. This was announced during the bank’s 13^th general meeting which was held on Sunday.

Ethiopian Ambassador to Japan, Tefera Derbew, called Japanese investors to invest in Ethiopia. Representatives of 13 Japanese companies were briefed about investment opportunities in Ethiopia, the level of infrastructure and business climate in the country, and incentives available for foreign investors during an investment seminar which was organized by Ethiopian Embassy in Japan.