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Alemu Sime is appointed by the Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn as the new Minister of State for the Ministry of Mines.

Horizon Plantations Ethiopia Plc intends to double its annual revenue from coffee projects by three years time.

Construction of the highway linking Ethiopia with Kenya is expected to be completed by the end of the year 2015.

The 4th International Conference on Cereal, Oilseeds and Spices was opened in Ethiopia under the theme “Global Partnership for Sustainable Market Growth”.

An exhibition aimed at strengthening the trade and economic ties of Ethiopia and China was opened on Monday, November 10, 2014 and it is going to stay open for two days.

United Bank S.C. and Dashen Bank S.C. are ready to launch agent banking service after acquiring license from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) last week.

ASCOM Mining Plc is holding talks with Ethiopia’s Ministry of Mines in order to secure a large scale gold mining license.

Poly GCL Petroleum Investment Limited, a Chinese firm, opened office in the capital of Ethiopia on Saturday, November 8, 2014. The office was innagurated by delegates from the Chinese Embassy and Ethiopian State Minister for Mines, Alemu Simye.

Ethiopia is going to host the second 2014 Ethiopian Banking and ICT Summits that will be opened on Friday, November 21, 2014 at Sheraton Addis. The Summit is going to be organized under the theme “ICT for excellence and innovation” by Cyber Africa.

Ministry of Housing, Construction and Urban Development (MoHCUD) bought 57 Million Birr worth hi-tech surveying and mapping hardware and software.