With the goal of becoming the top construction firm in Africa, the Ethiopian Construction Works Corporation (ECWC) is launching an expansion strategy to develop its presence in Kenya and South Sudan. It also intends to establish branches in additional African nations, such as Egypt, Rwanda, Equatorial Guinea, and others.
Ethiopia’s new Trade Practice and Consumers Protection Authority organized under the Ministry of trade is to launch activities soon.
The authority is intended to safeguard the rights and privileges of consumers to inspect good and to enhance the efficiency of trade according to proclamation 685/2010 which formed it.
The authority is managed by Merkebu Zeleke under the title of Director General and overseeing a range of departments including those focusing on investigation, research, implementation, dissemination and an attorney general.
Ethiopian contractors, Kassa and Sons Consulting were awarded the civil work for Total Ethiopia’s depot at Dukem. Total Ethiopia is expected to put out further tenders for mechanical and electrical work. 
Kassa and Sons secured the contract after a limited invitation made to eight companies to present engineering estimates along with proof of having the necessary equipment and personnel to realize the design for the depot executed by Ultimate Plan plc.
Ethiopian Cooperative Commission has unveiled plans to consolidate 40,000 similar cooperatives into 10,000 entities as part of a comprehensive reform initiative aiming to bolster the financial resilience of cooperative societies and streamline human resource utilization.
The Ethiopian Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), a private sector initiative to govern ethics and conduct of companies in the country, was launched on Saturday October 26 at the African Union Commission Headquarters, Capital reported.
Tadesse Haile, State minister of Industry (MoI), said at the launching ceremony that most businesses in Ethiopia are still operating under traditional norms of business management and practices.
