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The Economic Commission for Africa is hosting a meeting in Ethiopia from July 24- 26, 2014 under the theme “Boosting Market Integration and Intra-African Trade through Effective Management of Regional Transport Infrastructure and Services”. The venue for the meeting is the UN Conference Center.

Ethiopian Airlines dubbed its newest Boeing 787 Dreamliner after India’s most famous monument, Taj Mahal.

The American corporation, Dow Chemical Company, opened a subsidiary office in Ethiopia.

Public Service Employees Transport Service Enterprise (PSETSE) is going to merge with Walia Intercity Bus Service Enterprise in order to start giving the awaited transportation service to government employees in less than a quarter of a year.

Kirloscar Brothers Ltd, manufacturer of pumping equipments, will open a construction consultancy office in Ethiopia by the end of this month.

Jimma University Specialized Hospital’s (JUSH) oxygen and vacuum producing pant is said to start operation in the coming September.

United Insurance S.C. (UNIC) after securing an approval from the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) started rendering a Funeral Insurance Cover.

ADPI, a French company, is awarded the consultancy job for Addis Ababa Bole International Airport passenger terminal expansion project to which Ethiopian Airports Enterprise (EAE) float a bid early this year.

Even if the Ethiopia’s banking industry is close to foreign banks, it is now seeking the Indian banking system, State Bank of India, to engage in it’s economy and open a representative office.

Ethiopia’s Ministry of Transport announced the Addis-Adama Express way is set to be open for traffic within the coming month.