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A workshop that lasted for five days and presented under the theme of framework of trade laws and their practices, trade procedure as well as competitiveness package will be concluded today.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable African airline, is pleased to announce that it took delivery of its 7th Boeing 787 Dreamliner on 20 May 2014.

Ethiopian Grain Trade Enterprise (EGTE) has announced it has earned 189.2 Million Birr from export of 33,000 quintals of coffee in the past nine months of the current fiscal year, Walta Information Center reported.

The heavy investments in sugar industries that are taking place in Ethiopia will boost the nation’s sugar capacity to 1.58 Million Tons by the mid 2015, Walta Information Center (WIC) reported. The amount is five folds of the nation’s current output.

Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) announced by the year 2015 it plans to expand access to electricity from the present 51 percent to 75 percent of Ethiopia’s population.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that Ethiopian Aviation Academy has been voted the 2014 ”Airline Training Services Provider of the Year” by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA).

The Addis Ababa Abattoirs Enterprise is going to commence construction for a new abattoir, Capital reported. The new abattoir is going to be situated at Hanna Mariam and the construction is expected to start after the last and fourth round of study has been completed. The study is expected to be finished within three to four months.

Ethiopian Shipping Lines and Logistics Service Enterprise (ESLSE) is going to inaugurate new ships in Djibouti in the presence of leaders from Ethiopia and Djibouti on Saturday, May 17,2014.

Idan Ofer, Chairman of Israel Chemical Ltd (ICL) and Quantum pacific, made a two days visit to Ethiopia last week.

ICL, a leading manufacturer and supplier of potash and phosphate fertilizers, has recently bought 30 percent of Allan Potash. On the other hand Allan is a Canadian Company that is under preparation to mine potash in the Afar Regional State.

On Wednesday, May 14, 2014 President Mulatu Teshome urged investors from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to invest in Ethiopia. He highlighted  his country’s conducive investment atmosphere and the prevailing peace and stability that they can utilize.