The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ethiopia announced that it had broadened its foreign missions over the already ending fiscal year focusing on business diplomacy. Four new missions were established and one embassy was relocated, the Ministry stated.
With a view to to ease challenges in the industry and improve the effectiveness of its service delivery, The Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Gas of Ethiopia is reorganizing itself and formulating new policies. Six committees, which will oversee the reform, will be set up from the Office of state ministers, the Ethiopian Geological Survey and the Ministry itself.
The Ministry of Tourism unveiled services on Friday last week that would help the tourism sector of the country. Accordingly, the Ministry introduced a mobile application called Visit Ethiopia, a smart card service named Tourist Smart Card, and an application called Guzo which enables users to save money for tours at the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia.
The sixth Africa Business Forum will be held in Addis Ababa on February 20, 2023, under the theme “Making Carbon Markets Work for Africa”. It is expected that African political leaders, representatives of the African Union Commission, private sector companies interested in the development of carbon markets, civil society organizations, international finance organizations, and development partners will participate in the forum.
Catering and Tourism Training Institute with the Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced that Tourism and Hospitality week is going to be celebrated from June 01-05, 2015 for the third time with the theme, “Tourism is our language, Hospitality our culture.”
