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A business delegation from the Chinese Foshan City visited Ethiopia. The delegation discussed with Ethiopian businesses, government officials and officials from the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Association (ECCSA) at Hilton Hotel in Addis Ababa.

Legesse Geremew, Councillor at the Ethiopian Consulate at Guangzhou,  said that the delegation came to Ethiopia after the consular office organized a tour to Foshan province last October.

Businesses received fines for unfair trade practices. According to the Ministry of Justice, a Chinese owned cables company named Huasheng Cables Manufacturing PLC was fined Birr 17.7 million for manufacturing substandard electrical cables and providing misleading information to consumers. On the other hand, an entity called Sehima Jemal Se’id was fined Birr 424,000 for importing and selling counterfeit beauty products.

Canada and Canadian Council on Africa (CCAfrica) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on July 30, 2015, in Montreal, Canada to help strengthen the contribution of the Canadian private sector to sustainable economic growth in Africa.

The Canadian mining company, Montero Mining and Exploration Ltd, joined hands with the Ethiopian company, Hulager General Import and Export plc, for the extraction of granite from a project entirely owned by the latter at the Moyale Graphite Project.

Tigray Resources Inc., a Canadian mining firm working in Ethiopia has announced that it has found gold and copper in the Tigray State, according to The Reporter. The company said it found the minerals on its second phase drilling and after it completed a 1117 meters drilling.