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The Ministry of Industry of Ethiopia (MoI) had concluded a contract for the consultancy work of the Bole Lemi phase two and phase one industrial parks, which is worth 139 million Birr with DOHWA Engineering Co. Ltd as a lead firm on Wednesday, April 1, 2015.

The House of Peoples’ Representatives (HPR) endorsed a draft proclamation which regulates the establishment, development, operation, management and regulation of industrial parks all over the country on Tuesday, March 31, 2015.

An international mining conference under the title “Ethiopian International Mining Conference” will be held in Addis Ababa from September 23-24, 2015, according to The Reporter.

Israel Chemicals Ltd (ICL), the Israel fertilizer giant investing in the Afar Potash mine is planning to construct three factories in Ethiopia, according to The Reporter.

Ethiopia has been chosen to be the “Official Portrait Country” of this year’s Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Annual Event which is going to be held in Seattle, the United States from April 9 to 12, The Daily Monitor reported.

Economic Commission for Africa announced it will host the Second Africa Think Tank Summit, on the theme, “The Rise of Africa’s Think Thanks - Practical Solutions to Practical Problems”, from April 6-8, 2015 in Addis Ababa, The Daily Monitor reported.

World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD) was celebrated by the Ethiopian Trade Competition and Consumers Protection Authority intending to promote the obligatory rights of all consumers, who are at liberty to claim the respect and protection of their rights to regulate the abuses and injustices that consumers are compelled to face, Ethiopian Herald reported.

Israel Chemicals (ICL) said on Friday, March 28, 2015, it had made 137 million Canadian dollars (109.5 million USD) offer to buy Canada’s Allana Potash, a deal it hopes will expedite development of mine in Ethiopia.

Ethiopian Airlines the largest in Africa is pleased to announce the commencement of mobile payment for online ticket purchase in Ethiopia. The option was made possible with the cooperation of the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) and Flocash an integration system provider.

Ethiopia will develop a secondary market in government and corporate bonds in the coming Ethiopian Fiscal Year to expand the country’s fundraising choices, Bloomberg reported.