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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.

Ethiopia is going to host International horticulture exhibition from Wednesday, March 25 to Friday, March 27, 2015. This was disclosed by Zelalem Mrssele, Ethiopian Horticulture Producer, Exporters Association (EHPEA) Chairman.

Ethiopia’s flag carrier airline, Ethiopian Airlines, is awarded as the Best Regional Airline of the Year by Air Transport World (ATW). Ethiopian won the award at the 41st annual Air Transport World Airline Industry Achievement Awards ceremony held in Washington D.C. on Wednesday, February 25, 2015.

Bridge built over the Awash River at the cost of 240 million Birr and that is along the Ethiopia – Djibouti road was inaugurated on Saturday, February 28, 2015.