The Ministry of Tourism has introduced a visa-free entry arrangement for transit passengers traveling on Ethiopian Airlines, allowing them to stay in Ethiopia for periods ranging from 24 hours to seven days as part of efforts to boost tourism.
The Investment Agency in Ethiopia is investigating the operations of Alliance Media to evaluated if it operating as per its 
license.
The agency is assessing if the South African company is manufacturing billboard panels as per its license said Tewodros Tamiru, Director of the Legal Directorate with the EIA.
Allegations have been rife that Alliance is engaged in advertising activities by renting the panels it has erected across the city for advertisement purposes, a sector reserved for Ethiopian nationals.
Ethiopia's electric grid is set for a major boost with a USD 500 million investment from the World Bank. The Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) announced plans to build 14 new power distribution stations and lines, alongside renovations of existing power plants and distribution networks.
Ethiopia is invited to take part in Dubai's Annual Investment Meeting which is going to be held in the coming March.
Meta Abo is the third brewery for sale by the Ethiopian government after Bedele and Harar were sold two breweries to Heineken.
British, Dutch and South African breweries are putting bids for Meta Abo, an Ethiopian brewery which brews the Meta Abo beer. Meta Abo is located 20km west of Addis Ababa.
The government of Ethiopia has not yet revealed how much it is demanding for Meta Abo but the bids will close on September 3.
