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The first of the 41 trams Ethiopia ordered from China for the two-line network that is being constructed in Addis Ababa, were revealed on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 at CNR Changchun’s plant in China.

The second shipment of wheat, purchased by the Ethiopian government from Ukraine, is expected to reach the Port of Djibouti by the beginning of September. The total amount of the wheat is two Million Quintals.

From Wednesday August, 27, 2014 to Friday August, 29, 2014 Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, is going to host a seminar which intends to open economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs in Africa.

Development Bank of Ethiopia (DBE) disclosed it has extended over 5.5 Billion Birr for 350 projects in the just ended fiscal year.

Redwan Hussein, Head of Government Communication Affairs Office (GCAO), disclosed the Ethiopian government will not make a significant devaluation to birr against the major currencies.

YeGojo Ekub disclosed it has temporarily stopped registering members for it needed a guarantee to collect the monthly membership fees.

East Africa Bottling Share Company disclosed it is will make an investment greater than U.S $ 250 Million in Ethiopia during the next five years for the purpose of increasing the company’s capacity.

Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) awarded Impact Technologies Plc a 75.2 Million Birr contract for the supply of 4,267 cash counter machines. The tender was floated in January 2014 and it was for the supply of three different kinds of cash counters.

For its campuses in the Amhara State capital, Bahir Dar University (BDU) is looking for local as well as international firms that can hire for what it calls Conceptual Campus Masterplan Design. The masterplan is needed for the central cluster of the University’s campuses.

Addis Ababa is going to host the African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF 2014) which will be held from Tuesday, September 2, 2014 to Thursday, September 4, 2014.