A delegation from Ethiopia met with WTO officials in Geneva on July 26th to discuss the resumption of negotiations for Ethiopia's accession to the WTO. The delegation, led by Minister of Trade and Regional Integration Gebremeskel Chala, met with WTO Deputy Director-General Mr. ZHANG Xiangchen and Ms. Rebecca Fisher-Lamb, the Chairperson of the Working Party on the Accession of Ethiopia.
An Ethiopian delegation led by Teka Gebreyesus, State Minister for Trade and Industry, recently visited the BEXIMCO Industrial Park in Dhaka, Bangladesh to see large-scale vertical operations. The Bangladesh Export Import Company Limited, commonly known by its trade name BEXIMCO, also discussed its plans to set up a textile and apparel unit in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Airlines has transported a total of 10,000kg of medical supplies to Mogadishu, Somalia, and Khartoum, Sudan in response to COVID 19 on Monday, the carrier disclosed. Of this, 7,000kg has been delivered to Sudan, while the 3,000kg went to Somalia.
The Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund (EDIF) is setting its sights on collecting Birr 6 billion in premiums this fiscal year. Their primary focus is on protecting deposits held by microfinance institutions, banks, and especially small depositors.
The Ethiopian Deposit Insurance Fund (EDIF) has announced it has collected Birr 13.84 billion in initial and annual premiums from member financial institutions over the past two years. The update was shared during an awareness workshop aimed at enhancing understanding of the Fund’s role among investors and stakeholders.
