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Construction Contractors Association of Ethiopia (CCAE) amended its bylaws which had served the association for the last 24 years, The Reporter reported.

Ethiopia’s state owned telecom company, Ethio Telecom, announced it had reduced internet tariffs on 2G, 3G and 4G mobile internet services starting from Tuesday, February 23, 2016.

The Ethiopian Trade Competition and Consumer Protection Authority stated that it had begun investigations in order to sue Tiens Ethiopia for the reason that the company did not halt operation despite a ban by the Ministry of Trade (MoT), Fana Broad casting Corporate reported.

Egyptian companies are to build their own industrial park in Ethiopia at a cost of 120 million US dollars. The companies have asked the Ethiopian government to offer them 200 hectares of land, Fana Boradcasting Corporate reported.

The Ministry of Justice disclosed that the Commercial Code of Ethiopia is under revision due to its incompatibility with the constitution and the economic and social realities of the country, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Zimbabwe is gaining from Ethiopia’s best practices on Kaizen implementation strategy as it has managed to improve products and productivity of manufacturing industries including other productive sectors as well, The Ethiopian Herald reported.

A new metal detecting machine made by Depar General Trading Company is said to be productive with the potential to change the work conditions of gold miners, The Ethiopian Herald reported.

The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) announced that it had revoked licenses of foreign investors for failing to implement projects after receiving land, Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported.

Egyptian Commercial Office in Addis Ababa and Egyptian Export Council for Medical Industries conjointly organized medical industries seminar which would be held on 26 February at Raddison Blue Hotel. The seminar is expected to demonstrate Egyptian medical industries capability in the industry, the embassy announced on 16 February.

The Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Gas announced that Ethiopia had earned 150 million USD from the export of different items of minerals in the first half of this budget year, Walta Information Center reported.