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Kegna Share Company is going to build a beer factory in Ginchi City, Oromia State, at an outlay of 7 billion Birr. In the aim of this, a cornerstone was laid on May 22, 2017 at the factory site.

Ethiopian Institute for Agricultural Research and Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa launch a new breeding program for five Ethiopian grain crops.

The initiative - ‘Seed System Enhancement through Development of Improved Varieties of Maize, Tef, Sorghum, Soybean and Faba bean in Ethiopia’ - will run for three years is said to  make a significant contribution to enhance household food security and incomes.

Ethiopia launched construction of a new bus depot – dubbed Shegole Bus Depot – in its capital city, Addis Ababa. The construction is estimated to cost half a billion Birr.

Following the space left by Ahmed Tusa, Yacob Yalla has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics Service Enterprise (ESLSE). The enterprise was under the leadership of the Deputy CEO since earlier this month.

Ermias Eshetu has been selected to be the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX).