A legal framework that will strengthen the involvement of the Ethiopian diaspora in the digital economy and investment is being prepared, the Ministry of Innovation and Technology announced.
The Legedadi ground water project built at a cost of more than 1.5 billion birr earmarked by the government of Ethiopia was inaugurated on Saturday, The Daily Monitor reported.
The Ministry of Industry unveiled an ambitious plan for the upcoming Let Ethiopia Produce Expo and Bazaar. The five-day event, starting May 9th at the Millennium Hall, aims to generate Birr three billion in market linkages between Ethiopian manufacturers and domestic and international buyers.
LG Electronics and Metro PLC launched a mobile after-sales service center in Ethiopia through the “Care and Delight” bus on Wednesday March 27, 2013. The two companies has invested 2 million birr on the Mobile repair center.
“LG has always placed customer satisfaction at the core of its initiatives,” stated Riyadh Yusuf, Marketing Manager of Metro Plc, speaking at the launching ceremony. 
LG Electronics is looking to expand its presence in the Ethiopian market by meeting the increasing need for air conditioning 
equipment said Dinir Abubaker, Country Director for the company.
The Ethiopian climate is changing and the need for air conditioning is increasing he noted at the event held to launch the new Titan series of air conditioners to the Ethiopian market at the Hilton Hotel.
The new line of air conditioners have built in voltage switch to protect the conditioners compressor from damage caused by fluctuations in electrical current that is caused by unstable power supply in the African Region explained Sangmin Lee, Vice President of LG East Africa. The air conditioner is also more power effective using 75% less power than other conditioners on the market he claimed.
