Tigray has launched an 11,000-metre first phase drill program at Harvest project. 
Tigray Resources Inc., a Canadian mineral exploration company focused on advancing early stage mineral projects in Ethiopia, announced yesterday that it would begin trading on the TSX Venture Exchange today under the symbol TIG.
Early this month Tigray Resources Inc had received conditional listing approval from the TSX Venture Exchange.
Tigray to immediately launch an 11,000-metre first phase drill program at the Harvest project
Canaco Resources Inc. and Tigray Resources Inc announced last week that Tigray had received conditional listing approval from the TSX Venture Exchange, subject to usual listing requirements. When it is listed, Tigray will file the necessary election to become a public corporation as of the beginning of its first taxation year. 
Andrew Lee Smith, president and CEO of both Canaco and Tigray Resources said that the companies were endeavouring to fulfil the listing requirements as quickly as possible in order to facilitate the trading of Tigray shares on the TSX-V.
Tikur Abay Construction SC, Ethiopia has been dissolved for persistent failure to turn a profit. Tikur Abay has incurred significant debt Wegagen Bank and the Commercial Bank of Ethiopia which are in the process of being called in as well as running at a loss for several years according to sources.
The decision to dissolve the state owned enterprise supported by government subsidies was reached by the Privatization and Public Enterprises Supervising Agency of Ethiopia six weeks ago.
Tikur Abay Shoes Share Company commenced trial production of ‘safety shoes’ designed for industrial wear as of last month.
The manufacturer installed new machinery from German Company, DESMA at a cost of 1.1 million US dollars.
Tikur Abay had floated the international bid for the supply of the machinery required to the manufacture the safety shoes in 2009.
Tiret, an endowment fund of the Amhara National Democratic Movement, secured a major deal with the Ethiopian Industrial Input Supply Enterprise to supply one thousand tons of denim cotton, according to The Reporter.
