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Sudan and Ethiopia have signed a 500 KW power lines contract on Wednesday, July 22, 2015, which allows Sudan to benefit from the Ethiopian Renaissance Dam.

China has promised Ethiopia a 700 million USD loan for infrastructure and industrial development, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Africa-Arab legislators and business forum is going to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from August 1-2, 2015, The Daily Monitor reported.

The 4th ICT Innovation Contest Award is going to be held on July 30, 2015, according to Ethiopian Herald.

China Civil Engineering Corporation (CCECC) signed an agreement to undertake the construction of Hawassa Industrial Park, according to MoFA.

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 disclosed it opened its first African regional office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) team led by Andrea Richter Hume visited Addis Ababa from June 3-17 to conduct discussions for the 2015 Article IV Consultation with Ethiopia.

Federal Office of Road Fund (ORF) has maintained 133, 000 kilometers of road with 6.4 billion Birr in GTP I, Walta Information Center (WIC) reported.

Germany’s multinational Engineering and Electronics Company, Bosch is looking in to Ethiopian market, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Ethio Telecom terminated the contract that it has with Swedish-based telecom firm on the expansion of telecom projects, mentioning slow performance.