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The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association is to launch a training center that will focus on leadership and management in the business community. It is expected that the academy will begin operations in the coming three months.

The idea was initiated to enhance the leadership, management and entrepreneurship skills of its members in and other large enterprises Wube Mengistu, Head of the Plan, Project and Trade Development Department at ECCSA.

The feasibility study for the center was conducted at a cost 17 thousand birr by experts and instructors from the Business Faculty of Addis Ababa University. The study was financed by funds acquired to United Nations Development Program said Endalkachew Seme, Deputy Secretary General and Manager of the Advocacy Department.

The Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association announced a decision to share its headquarters with four other associations. The newly elected board of the chamber in Ethiopia made the decision that solved a contentious issue between the ECCSA and the Addis Ababa chamber.

The four associations to share quarters with the ECCSA are the Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association, the Addis Ababa Sectoral Association, Oromia Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association and the National Sectoral Association.

The Ethiopian Chapter of Women Entrepreneurs was launched on the eve of the 12th African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) forum, which took place from 9-12 August, 2013, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The Ethiopian Chapter of Women Entrepreneurs was founded by fifty Ethiopian women entrepreneurs gathered at the headquarters of Enat Bank. Samrawit Moges, current president of the Alliance for Women Entrepreneurs Ethiopia Chapter, told The Reporter that the launching coincided with the summit to increase promotion and communications.

A Charcoal plant was inaugurated in the Southern Regional State of Ethiopia. The factory is planned to play a significant role in efforts to generate renewable energy from agricultural by-products as part of the initiative for Green Development said Wondimu Tekle, State Minister for Mines and Energy.

The factory can potentially produce more than 15 tons of charcoal from coffee husks alone said Dereje Jebo, Manager of the Gedo Development Association.

Farmers can also make extra income from selling the coffee husks to the factory he added.

Guts Agro Industry is ready to provide pre packed staple Shiro in the Ethiopian market. The Company has made this move after securing 66,000 dollars in funding from USAID.