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After Ethiopia received international credit rating, Sufian Ahmed, Minister for Finance and Economic Development, commented the nation is not yet decided whether it should follow other African countries and enter the international debt market, Reuters reported.

Amhara Credit and Saving Institution (ACSI) opened a new branch in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This branch is the second for ACSI in Addis Ababa.

Fincha Sugar Factory is undertaking expansion work to double it’s production capacity, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Addis Credit and Saving Institution (ACSI) announced some 46 Million Birr loan has been provided to 169 Ethiopian women through the Women Entrepreneurship Development Project during the last four months.

International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) has made a request to Ethiopia to host the African Civil Aviation Training Organization's Headquarter, according to The Ethiopian Herald.

During the past nine months of the fiscal year 7,283 new cooperatives have been established, according to the Federal Cooperative Agency.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed on Tuesday, May 6, 2014 between representatives of four Chinese companies and Ministry of Industry (MoI) for the development of Special Economic Zones (SEZ) in Ethiopia.

During the last nine months Ethiopia has managed to earn US$ 366 Million from the export of agricultural products shipped via Eastern Ethiopia , Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Ethiopian Airlines (ET) has established a new partnership with Ethiopian Tourism Organization (ETO) with the ambition of making Ethiopia a global tourist destination, according to The Reporter.

China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) has starter laying rail tracks for the 339 Kilometers portion of railway project extending from Meiso to the border town of Dewale in Djibouti.