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The Ethio-Italian Trade and Investment Forum expected to enhance bilateral business ties between Ethiopia and Italy was held last week in Rome according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The event was attended by more than 150 Italian and over 30 Ethiopian businesses noted the press release by the MoFA.

The opportunities that reside in the many unexploited natural resources of Ethiopia and the country's conducive investment and foreign trade policy were promoted by government officials attending the event.

The Ethiopian-owned NOC Djibouti announced it has entered an agreement with China Construction to renovate and modernize its service station at a cost of $1.3 million.

The Ethiopian-Turkey Trade and Investment Forum took place in Addis Ababa on Friday, May 30, 2014 at the Prime Minister Office. The Forum brought Turkish businesses and high level Ethiopian Official on the same table for discussions.

A group of Ethiopians in the Diaspora are going to build a large business center in Addis Ababa at a cost of 2.6 billion birr, Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported.

Areas of interest include real estate, mining, manufacturing, healthcare and agro-industry.

Ethiopians living in the United States are going to discuss the existing investment opportunities in Ethiopia at a conference to be held in Washington DC.

The conference, under the theme "Collaborative Investing by the Diaspora", is scheduled to take place on Saturday October 8 at the Washington Marriott Wardman Park Hotel.  

The conference is a half a day U.S. private-sector-led initiative. The organisers expect about 300 people to attend the meeting.