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Ethiopia has been chosen to be the “Official Portrait Country” of this year’s Specialty Coffee Association of America’s (SCAA) Annual Event which is going to be held in Seattle, the United States from April 9 to 12, The Daily Monitor reported.

The U.S Embassy in Ethiopia has organized a  one day business to business matchmaking program which  will take place on August 9, 2013. The even will also coincide with the 2013 African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum which will be held from August 9-13 in Addis Ababa. 

The matchmaking event is aimed to create opportunities for participants to meet with several potential U.S businesses who are looking for Ethiopian partners, wholesalers, distributors, sales representatives.The event is open to Ethiopian companies in all sectors, however, it will particularly focuses on agriculture.

A high level Kenyan trade delegation is to visit Ethiopia on a three day trade mission in Ethiopia. The event is organized by the Kenya Association of Manufacturers and the Kenyan Embassy in Ethiopia.

The delegation include senior government officials of the Kenyan government and industry executives from food & beverage, metal, construction sectors. The organization of the event is aimed at nurturing closer economic, political and cultural ties between the two countries. Add a comment Add a comment

n in the just ended Ethiopian Fiscal Year, short of US$255 of the target set by the Ministry of Mines for the budget year. The revenue has also decreased by US$61 million compared to earnings of same period last Ethiopian Fiscal Year.

The decrease is said to be as a result of price fall of gold in the global market, which causes companies in Ethiopia to reduce their gold export, according to Sinkinesh Ijigu, Minister of Mines. Add a comment Add a comment