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Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, has won the 2013 Planet Africa Professional Excellence Award on 2 November 2013 during a ceremony held at the International Centre in Toronto, Canada.

The award event of 2013 was held under theme “Celebrating the Dream”, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the "I have a Dream speech" of the renowned American civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King. His daughter, Dr. Bernice King, delivered a keynote speech and received the Legend Award in recognition of his legacy.

Ethiopia's economy is projected to grow 7.5 percent, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said yesterday at a press briefing on Regional Economic Outlook of sub-Saharan Africa 2013 and macroeconomic developments and policies in Ethiopia.

IMF Resident Representative Jan Mikkelsen said that in recent years, economic growth in Ethiopia has been robust.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) launched its "Measuring the Information Society 2013 Report" in Ethiopia yesterday, November 6, 2013.

International Telecommunication Union Regional Office Director Andrew Rugege said, the report provides tangible information and features of the ICT development at international level. It measures the trend of ICT through applying indicators agreed among the member countries.

Ethiopian Pulses, Oil seeds and Spices Processors, Exporters Association announced, the 3rd international conference on pulses, oil seeds and spices will be held on November 13, 2013.

The event which is expected to be attended by over 100 international companies is jointly organized by the association and the Ministry of Trade.

The Global Geospatial Data Infrastructure and Africa GIS Conference opened in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday.

The theme of the event is titled as "Spatial Enablement in Support of Economic Development and Poverty Reduction".

A week long training on ensuring aviation safety in Africa kicked off in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Monday, November 4, 2013.

Ethiopian Transport State Minister Getachew Mengiste on the event said, the training plays an important role in ensuring aviation safety in Africa. He said stakeholders in Africa must work in cooperation to address challenges related with aviation safety.

The Ethiopian government has reported US$29 million in export earning from the textile sector for the first, quarter of the current fiscal year, Fortune reported.

The earning exceeded by over 50 percent the US$19 million earned during the same period a year ago.

Harari State has earned over nine million Ethiopian birr revenue from tourists who visited tourist attraction sites in the state during the first quarter of the current fiscal year, the State culture, tourism and heritages bureau said.

Tourism Director with the Bureau Yasmin Zekaria told Ethiopian News Agency on Saturday, over 17,150 foreign and local tourists has visited tourist attractions in the regional state. Some 3,143 of the visitors are foreigners from Africa, Asia, Australia and Europe.

Latest data from the Ethiopian Investment Agency (EIA) revealed that 28 new projects in the industry sector has gone operational during the first three months of the fiscal year, Walta Information Center reported.

The 28 new industrial investment ventures have a combined capital of over two billion Ethiopian birr.

Ethiopia delayed submission of documents, including its service offer, for its fourth round of negotiations with the working party members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Fortune reported.

The submissions has been originally scheduled for September, however, it has been postponed for an unspecified time as the documents are not finalized yet.