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World Bank Supports Calls for Greater Cross-Border Trade within Africa
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
A World Bank delegation led by its Vice President for Africa, Obiageli Ezekwesili, arrived here today to take part in the 18th session of the African Union Summit which meets this year on the special theme of Boosting Intra-African Trade.
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Ethiopia Experiences Accidental Software Pirates – Microsoft
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
One of the world’s leading software manufacturer, Microsoft Corporation, says Ethiopia is experiencing a rising number of what turn out to be ‘accidental pirates’, people who unintentionally purchased counterfeit software from resellers they believe to be reliable and only later find out they have been duped.
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Ethio-German Konnect Opens in Addis Ababa
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
A new exchange forum and networking event aiming to create business opportunities between Ethiopia and Germany, Ethio-German Konnect (EGK) opens in Addis Ababa.
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Cadila Ethiopia to Receive International Good Manufacturing Practices Certification
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Cadila Pharmaceuticals (Ethiopia) P.L.C is set to receive official international Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification as per Pharmaceutical Inspection Cooperation Scheme (PIC/S) conformity.
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Ethiopia Boost Budgt 39 Percent; Defense Gets Two Billion Birr Additional
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The House of Peoples’ Representatives of Ethiopia approved close to 118 billion birr (close to 7 billion US dollars at the current exchange rates) national budget for the next fiscal year (from July 8, 2011 – July 7, 2012). The amount is 39 percent higher than the previous fiscal year budget.
Ethiopia Captures Two Swedish Journalists in a Fight with ONLF
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The Ethiopian government today (July 3, 2011) announced that two Swedish journalists are wounded and captured this week in a fight between the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) and Ethiopian forces.
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Refugee Camps in Horn of Africa at Risk - UNHCR
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is increasingly concerned about insecurity in and around camps hosting hundreds of thousands of Somali refugees in the Horn of Africa.
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Ethiopia Launches Pre-hospital Healthcare Program
By Merry Yonas
To curb maternal mortality and reduce the number of deaths after road traffic accidents, which the country is well-known for, Ethiopian Ministry of Health launches this week pre-hospital healthcare program by distributing 51 ambulances to different regions of the country.
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UNFF Nominates Ethiopian National for International Forest Heroes Award
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The United Nations Forum on Forests Secretariat (UNFF) has nominated the Director of MELCA-Ethiopia, Million Belay, as one of the finalists for the first International Forest Heroes Award of 2011.
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Two Japan-Supported Schools Completed in Ethiopia
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Expansion of two primary schools in Ethiopia completed this week by the financial support of 207,558 US dollars obtained from Japanese government. Read more...
Japanese Pottery Exhibition to Open in Addis Ababa
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The Embassy of Japan in collaboration with the Japan Foundation has organized a pottery exhibition in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia with the aim of enhancing understanding of Japanese arts and culture through the visual arts.
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UNESCO Includes Ethiopia’s Konso Cultural Landscape in World Heritage List
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) today (June 27, 2011) announced that it has added the ‘Konso Cultural Landscape of Ethiopia’ to it's World Heritage List.
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Harari Region Launches 'Music Without Boundaries' Festival
BY NEW BUSINESS ETHIOPIA REPORTER
Music Without Boundaries, a music-festival and a celebration of Ethiopian tangible and intangible heritage, starts on May 4th, 2011, at the Italian Cultural Institute.
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