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Equatorial Business Group’s (EBG) heavy trucks maintenance center in Semera, Ethiopia was inaugurated on Saturday, April 26, 2015.

Ethiopian government is reevaluating its ban on private Palm Oil importing companies that has been in place since May 2011, Addis Fortune reported.

Addis Ababa Transport Bureau (AATB) is to purchase vehicles, radars, cameras, alcohol testers, speed controllers and loud speakers worth Birr ten million for mobile monitoring of the city’s traffic flow, according to Addis Fortune.

Preparation to install the 1st ULH-MHP (Ultra-Low Head Micro Hydroelectric Power Technology) at Fentalle irrigation scheme is completed. It was done by a project that targeted at enhancing local electric power capacity using small hydro power plant.

Ministry of Mines and Civil Society Organization (CSO) held a discussion on how to create transparency in Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), on April 28, 2015, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Bless Agri Food Laboratory Service Plc is to offer short courses in four food-related fields after securing a license from the Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC), Addis Fortune reported.

The Ethiopian Tourism Trading Enterprise (ETTE) is to construct new duty-free mall near Bole International Airport to expand its duty-free retail business, Capital reported.

Awassa Textile S.C. is to start expansion project with 168 million Birr loan agreement it has concluded with the Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) on April 17, 2015, according to Addis Fortune.

Arjo-Didessa Sugar Factory has started operation this month, Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported.

Seven Companies from different business sectors are set to start construction of factories in Debre Berhan, Ethiopia with a combined investment worth 2.3 Billion Birr, The Daily Monitor reported.