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Ministry of Industry (MoI) revealed plastic pipe demands are being met by local plastic factories.

Ethiopia's flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines - the largest cargo operator in Africa - is pleased to announce that it has won the Air Cargo Brand of the Decade for Africa Award from Shipping, Transport, Aviation and Tourism (STAT) at a ceremony held in Rivonia, South Africa on 26 February2015.

Amhara State Agriculture Bureau disclosed it is going to distribute a total of 3 million quintals of fertilizers in the coming Ethiopia’s harvest season – 2015.

All Way Petroleum Plc is going to join the petroleum distribution business of Ethiopia on Monday, March 9, 2015. Upon joining the market the company is going to be the 10th petroleum distributer in the economy.

The Chinese based Shaoxing Mina Textile Company is going to construct a textile and garment factory in Ethiopia. The factory is going to be constructed in Sebeta, Oromia State, at the cost of 15 million USD.

Aklilu Wubet, Vice President for Corporate Service at the Bank of Abyssinia S.C., resigned from his place leaving his place vacant. This happened six months after the bank’s president left the bank and joined Debub Global Bank.

Raya Brewery S.C., a new entry to Ethiopia’s beer market, is intending to construct its own malt factory adjacent to its brewery plant.

Ethiopia’s Federal Cooperative Agency is talking preparations to host the second national cooperatives exhibition on Wednesday, March 4, 2015.

One of Ethiopia’s chamber of commerce and sectoral association, Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations (AACCSA) is going to hold the 9th annual meeting of the Chamber again on March 3, 2015. During the meeting it will also conduct election of board members, president and vice president.

Federal Transport Authority (FTA) announced Ethiopia and Sudan have agreed to start public transport between the two countries in the coming 40 days.