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Ethiopian Airlines disclosed it has finalized preparations to commence flying to Tokyo Narita International Airport on Sunday, April 20, 2015. The airline is going to render the service in codeshare partnership with All Nippon Airways, which is a Star Alliance member just like Ethiopian.

Ethiopian Airlines expanded its codeshare agreement ambit with India’s national carrier, Air India, in order to include service that enables customers traveling from and to India and Africa to enjoy seamless and unparalleled connectivity options between domestic Indian points and African destinations.

Ministry of Trade (MoT) announced Ethiopia earned USD 81.81 Million from the export of live animals during the first six months of the current fiscal year.

Expansion work being carried out on transformer manufacturing plant which is owned by Ethiopian Power Engineering Industry (EPEI) has reached 95 percent completion rate.

Ministry of Trade announced the retail price for a liter of ethanol blended benzene in Addis Ababa is going be 18.73 Birr from Friday, January 9, 2015 to Sunday, February 8, 2015.

Ethiopian Petroleum Supply Enterprise disclosed Vitol Bahrain is going to start supplying 30 percent of Ethiopia’s import diesel and benzene from this month on.

Ethiopian Government is considering to let private investment in the multimodal (land, sea or road) transportation services.

Berhan International Bank (BIB) got Abreham Alero as its new President after securing the approval of National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE).

Addis Ababa City Housing Construction Project Office (AAHCPO) disclosed it will finalize the construction of around 73,000 houses by next year.

Turkish state owned agricultural bank, Ziraat Bank, approached the Ethiopian government and tabled its proposal to open a branch here in Ethiopia. However, this is regardless of the strict prohibition of the government foreign nationals and companies owning entering the financial sector.