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Various parties from the East African countries of Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda are to hold a regional meeting dubbed ‘Great Rift Valley Energy Summit’ to discuss regional oil and gas potential. The two day Summit is to be held in Nairobi, Kenya from the 3rd to the 4th of December.

It is expected that government representatives, executives of international and regional oil and gas companies and Non Governmental Organizations will take this opportunity to deliberate the regional potential, goals and challenges as well as discussing projects, time scales and schedules planned for the rest of the current year and beyond in developing the regional resources.

The second phase construction of Ethiopia’s Eastern Industry Zone is to be launched soon as foreign companies’ demands increase. According to the zone’s Vice Director, Jiao Yongshun, for the time being, neither land nor warehouses are available in the zone for interested investors. As a result, new interested investors are unable to either rent a warehouse or construct their own plant inside the industry zone.

The Zone which is located in Oromia Region is Ethiopia's first industrial zone.

Source: Fana BC

The Ethiopian Broadcasting Authority (EBA) said on October 3, 2015, it will issue licenses for 22 television channels and 13 commercial radio stations in five years to come.

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Ebiz Online Solutions PLC has announced today that it has concluded a content licensing agreement with Ethiopian Press Agency which allows Ebiz Online Solutions PLC to re-publish procurement and contract awards notices on its website, 2merkato.com.

2Merkato's owner company, Ebiz Online Solutions PLC, has been recognized as a loyal taxpayer in the silver category. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed bestowed the award on Ebiz and other selected loyal tax payers, presented by the Ministry of Revenues, at a dinner ceremony held at the National Palace on Saturday night. Ebiz Online Solutions' 2Merkato.com is the biggest business portal in Ethiopia, dedicated to providing integrated information on Ethiopian business, containing virtually every important information a businessperson or a potential investor needs while doing business in Ethiopia or trading with businesses located in Ethiopia.