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The Ethiopian parliament has ratified the Special Status Agreement (SSA), a document that was signed by Ethiopia and Kenya back in November 2012. It was only on April 8, 2014 that the Ethiopian parliament ratified the agreement while it’s Kenyan counterpart has ratified the agreement earlier this year.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the commencement of four weekly flights to Kano, Nigeria, starting 24 May 2014.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has won the Best Airline of the Year Award at MICE Magazine’s 7th Annual Award Ceremony held in Beijing, China on April 11, 2014 in the presence of 200 top travel trade professionals, travel agents, representatives of the national tourism offices and media from all over China.

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) has issued a new directive allowing the establishment of local reinsurance companies, according to The Reporter.

Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and most profitable Airline in Africa, is pleased to announce the commencement of daily services to Shanghai, China as of 29 March 2014. Ethiopian operates the Shanghai flight using its B787 Dreamliner with 24 Cloud Nine Business Class and 246 Economy Class seats.

Stratex PLC, the British mining company that has been prospecting for gold in the Tigrai and Afar regional regions of Ethiopia, has relinquished three gold exploration projects, according to The Reporter.

The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) constructed over the Blue Nile River (Abay) will start producing 700 MW of electric power by the next year, according to The Reporter.

Ethiopia has more than 70 million tons of iron ore deposit in Amhara, Oromia and Tigray states, the Geological Survey of Ethiopia announced.

The trade relation between Ethiopia and Switzerland has reached US$ 60 million, Swiss Ambassador to Ethiopia Andrea Semadeni said.

Ethiopia has secured over US$ 60 million revenue from export of textiles and garment during the first half of the current budget year, the Textile Industry Development Institute said.