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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.

Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, opening the 2015 Hortiflora Expo, International Trade Fair at the Millennium Hall on Saturday, March 27, 2015, said even if the horticulture export industry is a newborn, it had recorded astonishing growth in few years, Walta Inforamation Center reported.

Ethiopian Airlines said it is working to expand its freight service to meet the growing demand from Ethiopia and Africa, Ethiopian News Agency (ENA) reported.

The Ministry of Mines approved the proposal submitted by KEFI Minerals (KEFI) to develop the Tulu Gold mine which is located in Western Wellega Zone Oromiya Regional State last week, according to The Reporter.