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The 1st phase of ICT village on 200 hectares of land was inaugurated, Ethiopian Herald reported.

The Ethio-Indian Economic Forum which aimed at boosting trade and investment ties between the two countries opened in Addis Ababa, at Dreamliner Hotel on Wednesday (October 24). The forum which was co-organized by Ethiopian Consulate General office in Mumbai and Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA) and Jain International Trade Organization(JITO) brought together 40 Indian Companies and over 80 Ethiopian Companies.

SA-MED Private Limited Company, a joint venture with the Italian Adriamed Medical Devices and Services announced, it has completed testing and trial production of a medical disposables manufacturing plant at Dukem, Ethiopia. The factory manufactures plastic IV fluid containers and giving sets.

Current production of plastic IV fluid containers and giving sets in Ethiopia is around 6 million containers per year while the demand for this medical disposables stand at 20 million, according to Seid Mohammed, partner and vice chairman of SA-MED.

The Ethio-Japan Investment forum was held on Monday in Tokyo, at the headquarters of the Japan External Trade Office (JETRO),following the conclusion of the TICAD V summit, according to the Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Tedros Adhanom, in his address at the forum underscored the successful and strategic partnership between Ethiopia and Japan. However, he pointed out that the trade and investment relation between the two countries is unsatisfactory and invited investors to take opportunities in the country's dynamic growth.

Ethio-Jordan Business Forum was held on December 15, 2015, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Fana Broadcasting Corporate reported.