Ethiopian Airlines said it has finalized all preparations for an All-Women Functioned Flight on its Addis Ababa – Stockholm – Oslo route on March 8, 2019. The flight is to celebrate International Women’s Day.
Ethiopian President Sahlework Zewdie held talks with a delegation of the US Chamber of Commerce on ways of engaging the private sectors in various investment areas in Ethiopia.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed met with David Malpass, World Bank Group President and his delegation at his office. The meeting came as part of the first of three-legged African trip of the World Bank president since he assumed the position on April 9, 2019.
The Ethiopian Prime Minister Haile Mariam Dessalegn held a consultative meeting with domestic and international investors in Addis Ababa this week according to the Ministry of Industry. The PM met with investors engaged in the production of raw materials for the industrial and agricultural sectors it was noted.
The meeting is expected to help set the directions for investment and to enhance the performance of the sector by identifying the challenges and appreciating the achievements said Mekonnen Manyazewal Minister for Industry.
The talks are also intended to affirm the governments continued commitment to implement the goals of the national development plan and the recognition it has of the invaluable role that is placed by investors in the realization of this plan he added.
Meles Zenawi, Prime Minister of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia died on the night of August 20th from a sudden infection according to a statement released by the Council of Ministers. He was 57 years old.
Prime Minister Meles Zenawi had been undergoing treatment for a protracted illness abroad for some time and has not been seen in public in the last month.
