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Ethiopian Beverage Manufacturing Industries Association stated that colored water bottles would be out of market very soon. According to the association’s General Manger, Ashenafi Merid, a decision was taken in July this year to replace colored water bottles with colorless water bottles after a study conducted by the Food, Beverage and Pharmaceutical Industry Development Institute concluded that masterbatch (MB), a water bottle colorant widely used in Ethiopia, negatively affected the environment.

Ethiopia’s Council of Ministers proposed 274 billion Birr budget for the coming fiscal year, 2016/2017.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Court of Justice has annulled the appointment of Justice Chui Yew Cheong of Mauritius, ruling in favor of a legal challenge filed by Ethiopian lawyer Tewodros Getachew. The court found multiple procedural irregularities in the judicial election process held in November 2024.

Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) organized the 27th meeting of the bureau council on the regional third party motor vehicle insurance, also known as Yellow Card scheme, yesterday October 23, 2013 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Birhane Gidey, representing COMESA Secretary General said, the meeting could serve as a visible platform to show the commitment of the regional economic integration agenda.

The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) has launched a Digital Retail Payments Platform that will allow businesses across its 21 member states, including Ethiopia, Kenya, and Egypt, to settle trade transactions directly in local currencies.