The Turkish textile factory MNS Manufacturing P.L.C. has launched the first phase production of carpet, towel and bathrooms, polyester, fiber-line home furniture (spring mattress and sofa) investing of over 1.2 billion birr, WIC reported.
Mayor of Kombolcha town Abere Abera said the town is working to enclose 1, 000 hectares of land for industry; the municipality will give over 450 million Birr compensation for house holds residing at the industry zone, he said, FBC reported.
The Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy (MoWIE) said Egypt’s idea to complain the dam’s construction case to the UN Security Council is futile, WIC reported.
Ethiopia has readied 50,000 hectares of land to be leased for horticulture development, according to the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers Exporters Association (EHPEA), WIC reported.
A burial place of Onesimos Nesib – a famous Oromo who pioneered in translating the Bible into Afan Oromo in collaboration with Aster Ganno – the most known supplier of Ethiopian coffee, a host town to the recently built Wollega University, is now getting additional attraction – Wollega Stadium – that will take the town to another height of growth.
The government of Ethiopia and the World Bank (WB) signed on Thursday a 110 million USD loan agreement to support the third phase of the Pastoral Community Development Project, WIC reported.