Events

Addis Ababa, April 18, 2023 (FBC) – The 2023 Ethio-Korea Investment Forum was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, under the theme of “It is time in Ethiopia”. It is indicated that the forum aims to showcase the vast potential and opportunities available for Korean companies to invest in Ethiopia. […]

Addis Ababa, April 18, 2023 (FBC) – Peter Siarto, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary, affirmed that his country is ready to scale up its trade relations with Ethiopia. The Minister of Trade and Regional Integration of Ethiopia, Gebremeskel Chala, held a discussion with the Hungarian delegation […]

Addis Ababa, April 17, 2023 (FBC) – Aviation experts in Africa have lamented that the region’s share of the global air transport market is underwhelming when compared to the existing opportunities in the continent. They remarked that in light of Africa’s vast landmass, its population accounting for 16% of the […]

Addis Ababa, April 12, 2023 (FBC) – The Ethio-U.S. Business and Investment Forum is being held at the United States Council on Foreign Relations. At the forum, Ethiopia’s Minister of Finance Ahmed Shide and Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) Commissioner, Lelise Nemie, made opening keynotes and presentation on business opportunities in […]

Addis Ababa, April 6, 2023 (FBC) – Ethiopia’s national payment switch EthSwitch, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mastercard that will enable financial institutions across Ethiopia to boost the adoption and usage of digital payments. According Mastercard, by leveraging Mastercard Send, a payments platform that enables people and organizations to […]

Addis Ababa, April 1, 2023 (FBC) – The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) participated and promoted the pharmaceutical and agro-processing investment opportunities to the Belgian and Dutch investors in a business roundtable organized by the Embassy of Ethiopia in Brussels. Ethiopian Ambassador to the Benelux countries, Hirut Zemene and EIC Deputy […]

Addis Ababa, March 31, 2023 (FBC) – The Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) management, led by Lelise Neme, Commissioner of the Ethiopian Investment Commission visited Africure Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing Ethiopia PLC. According to EIC, the management team has encouraged the current project implementation progress. Located inside Kilinto Industrial Park, Africure is a […]

Addis Ababa, March 24, 2023 (FBC) – Ethio Telecom has elevated its mobile money platform, telebirr, into a super app that provides users with access to an array of services within a single interface, including e-commerce, food delivery, entertainment, utility bill payments, transportation, and more. According to Ethio telecom the […]

Addis Ababa, March 21, 2023 (FBC) – Africa is set to miss most of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to current research, but countries can take action to accelerate sustainable development if they plan better and invest in effective data and statistical systems, says Oliver Chinganya, Director of the […]

Addis Ababa March 21, 2023 (FBC) – The American Foreign Trade Councilors stated that the progressive activities in Ethiopia’s industrial parks are encouraging. According to Industrial Parks Development Corporation of Ethiopia (IPDC) the Foreign Trade Affairs Counselors of the American Embassy in Ethiopia toured manufacturing activities underway at Hawassa Industrial […]

Addis Ababa, March 20, 2023 (FBC) – Tefera Derbew, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to the People’s Republic of China, had a fruitful discussion with various Chinese Investment associations in the Ethiopian Embassy, Beijing. The discussion focused on participating in the High-level investment forum that will be held from […]