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The Ethiopian Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency (PPESA) has offered 11 state-owned enterprises for privatization, Walta Information Center reported.

Asebe Kebede, the Agenecy's Deputy Public Relations Head, told Walta Information Center today, the Ethiopian Mineral Development S.C., Ethiopian Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing S.C, Bahir Dar Textile SC, Kombolcha Textile SC,

The Privatization & Public Enterprises Supervising Agency’s (PPESA) tender to privatize state owned enterprises again failed to attract bidders, Fortune reported.

The Agency put Caustic Soda S.C. and Ethiopian Mineral Development S.C. on the auction block in October, however it failed to attract not even a single bidder.

The Amhara Revenues and Customs Authority said it has collected more than 1.4 billion birr in revenue from various income titles over the past five months, Ethiopian News Agency reported.

Communication Expert with the Authority, Alemayehu Gashaye told Ethiopian News Agency that 32.4 percent of the total revenue was generated from direct taxes, while the remaining is from municipality services.

The Lamberet Bus Terminal is to commence operation within the next month, after years of delay, Fortune Reported.

The terminal which lies on 22,053 square meter lot in Yeka sub city, was originally scheduled for completion in June 2005.

Bank of Abyssinia (BoA) concluded a contract with Computer Business Machines (CBM), a Lebanon-based company for the purchase of 50 Automatic Teller Machines (ATM), on December 7, 2013, Fortune reported.

BoA has also selected S2M, a Moroccan company for the supply of 200 Point of Sale terminals (PoS) and a switch system, however they have yet to sign the contract, according to Fortune.

Habesha Breweries S.C sold 90 percent of its additional shares auctioned in November to  two Dutch companies, Fortune reported.

Bavaria bought 20,000 shares worth 20 million birrr, and  Peter Linssen acquired 45,000 shares for 65 million birr, now have a combined 60 percent ownership of Habesha Breweries.

Addis International Bank (AdIB), reported 27.2 million birr profit after tax, a 272 percent increase compared to a year earlier, Fortune reported.

The AdIB’s interest on loans, advances, central bank bonds, treasury bills and deposits rose by 166 percent, to reach 32.3 million birrr. The bank earned 52.6 million birr from non-interest income, such as gains on foreign exchange dealings, service charges, commissions and others.

Cabey PLC, the largest importer and distributor of Bridgestone car tires in Ethiopia, inaugurated a tire maintenance and retread center, according to The Reporter.

The retreading facility situated on a 10,000 square meter plot in Akaki Kality Sub city, costed 15 million birr.

The Ethiopian Bankers Association (EBA) elected Addisu Habba, as its new president, The Reporter reported.

The General Assembly meeting of the Association held last Thursday elected Addisu, current president of Abyssinia Bank, following the resignation of the Association's and United Bank's previous president Berhanu Getaneh.

Cooperative Bank of Oromia (CBO) reported gross profit of 267 million birr for the 2012/13 fiscal year, Capital reported.

Abera Deressa, board chair of CBO siad, “Global growth dropped to almost three percent in this past year, which indicates that about a half a percentage point has been shoved off the long-term trend since the crisis emerged,” addressing the company's share holders during its general assembly on November 30 in Adama town.