The Ethiopian Enterprise Development (EED) released its performance report for the nine months of the 2023/24 fiscal year. The report highlights achievements in export generation, import substitution, and job creation within the manufacturing sector.
Ethiopian Enterprise Development announced significant achievements in the past six months of the fiscal year, including the establishment of 1,493 small and medium industries, securing USD 17 million in exports, and generating 74,000 jobs.
The Addis Ababa Abattoirs Enterprise, Ethiopia is planning to move the Kera abattoir from Kirkos District to a new plant in Akaki Kaliti District. The announcement was made last week inviting bidding for consultant services to undertake a feasibility study and operational planning study for relocation.
The bid document explains that the move is designed to facilitate the improvement and modernization of the slaughtering services offered by the abattoir to meet the growing demand.
The move anticipated for the past 15 years will be funded by a 900 million birr soft loan from the Agence Francaise de Developpement.
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s best airline and winner of multiple global awards, announced it has signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly commence sea-air multimodal transportation with International Djibouti Industrial Park Operation (IDIPO) and Air Djibouti for expeditious transportation of goods to Africa.
The Mayor of New York City has named Bethlehem Tilahun as a New York City Venture Fellow in recognition of her achievements as an international entrepreneur.
“This is really exciting. New York is a global business hub and I am really excited to be receiving this distinguished fellowship from Mayor Bloomberg,” said Bethlehem.
The NYC Venture selects 20-30 entrepreneurs from New York City and around the world through a competitive nomination process.
