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SERVIZIO NEWS 13.05.2016

Ethiopia: Addis Ababa – Meiso – Dewele to Commence Work by September...... 2 Ethio-Sudan Business Forum Underway in Ethiopia ...... 3 Ethiopia to Issue New Income Tax Law...... 4 Tony Blair lauds Ethiopia’s economic progress...... 5 UK Trade Mission visiting Ethiopia ...... 6 Ethiopia: Export Earnings and Performance Decline ...... 7

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South Sudan president in Uganda for regional support ...... 8

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Le chef de l’Etat reconduit dans ses fonctions le Premier ministre AKM ...... 9

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Ethiopia: Addis Ababa – Meiso – Dewele to Commence Work by September

One of Ethiopia’s evaluation of third Dewele is 98.1 percent railway projects, Addis quarter performance by complete. Ababa – Meiso – Dewele railway line Public Enterprises will go operational in Affairs Standing The standing committee September, Ethiopian Committee of the House Railways Corporation at HPR applauded ERC’s of Peoples (ERC) announced. performance and its Representative (HPR). efforts for human (12.04.2016 – resources development 2Merkato) The construction of and knowledge transfer.

Addis Ababa – Meiso is It also praised the The announcement was currently 98.1 percent corporation’s financial made by the over while the Meiso – management. Corporation during the

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Ethio-Sudan Business Forum Underway in Ethiopia

Ethio-Sudan business trade between the 2 Speaking on his part forum is being held in countries. Ethiopia’s Team Leader of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The forum is expected economic growth, Sudanese Chamber of to boost the economic investment incentives Commerce, Wagdi ties between the 2 East and industrial parks Magur, said Ethiopia African nations. attracted foreign direct and Sudan should

investments (FDI), he increase their trade (12.05.2016 – furthered. volume by taking 2Merkato) advantage of their Investors from Sudan geographical location. The forum is being can take advantage and Port Sudan would play attended by members of also ensure mutual its part to facilitate the Sudanese public benefits of the 2 trade, he added. delegation, pertinent countries by engaging government officials in manufacturing, Magur also explained and Ethiopian business construction, tourism, Sudan is progressing in community. mining, energy and raw cotton, vegetable, service sectors of fruit and metal Speaking at the event Ethiopia, the Deputy production. Ethiopia Teka Gebreyes, Deputy Commissioner added. would be at benefit if it Commissioner of engages in these Ethiopian Investment According to Teka sectors, he furthered. Commission (EIC), said currently there are such forum would have more than 700 significant contribution Sudanese projects in boosting bilateral requesting license to invest in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia to Issue New Income Tax Law

Ethiopia has prepared The draft document is Commenting on the a draft law which will said to have been development Wasihun amend the existing income tax prepared by a team Abate, Legal Service proclamation, Fana drawn from the Ministry Director at MoFEC and Broadcasting of Finance and Chairman of the team, Corporate reported. Economic Cooperation said the draft

(MoFEC), Ethiopian proclamation would (09.05.2016 – Revenues and Costumes reduce income tax 2Merkato) Authority (ERCA) and collected from

state finance bureaus. employees. The reasons behind for the contemplation to amend the legal regime According to Fana The 2 draft bills are that has been in place broadcasting Corporate, expected to be tabled since 2002, are the the team is also for the federal country’s existing preparing draft legislature, House of reality as well as global proclamation on Peoples’ Representative volatility and the amending tax (HPR), by the end of the income of the society. administration. current fiscal year.

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Tony Blair lauds Ethiopia’s economic progress

Former British Prime exemplary to other Ambassador Berhane Minister Tony Blair nations. Gebrekiristos, who said that the economic attended the talks, said "The country has that the discussion was progress Ethiopia has attained a new level of very fruitful as it made is so impressive development. The Prime covered issues ranging that investors from Minister and his team from ways of working across the world could are really engaged in with foreign take advantage of it. the industrialization governments and process, building light private companies to

energy and electricity assessing the country's (10.05.2016 – EBC) with a view to economic growth and transforming the identifying investment agrarian communities in opportunities. the country. This is a Blair was holding talks great stride Ethiopia has The discussion also on Monday in Addis made in the last thirty touched upon activities Ababa with Prime years," he said. to be carried out by Minister Hailemariam Tony Blair Faith Desalegn on various "I went to the Bole Lemi Foundation and other national and continental Industrial Park and I organizations and their issues. proved that world's top role in creating

investors are coming employment Blair told journalists and interested to invest opportunities in after the discussion that in Ethiopia." Ethiopia, according to Ethiopia has made Ambassador Berhane. economic achievements which could be

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UK Trade Mission visiting Ethiopia

A UK trade mission to knowledge of the many of building the Ethiopia arrived in and growing foundations for future Addis Ababa today for a three day visit from commercial commercial activities. 10-12 May. The trade opportunities in Richard Benyon MP mission follows on the Ethiopia. back of a successful said: "I am delighted to UK-Ethiopia Trade and Over the course of the have been appointed UK Investment Forum in three day mission, the Trade Envoy to London last year. The Trade Envoy and Ethiopia. I am excited to mission is led by Prime Minister David delegates would be be here and see Cameron's newly meeting Deputy Prime firsthand the appointed Trade Envoy Minister Debretsion opportunities Ethiopia to Ethiopia, Richard Benyon, MP. Gebremichael, and offers for UK Ministers from the businesses. I look (11.05.2016 – EBC) Ministries of Foreign forward to building a Affairs, Finance, Water, lasting trade Irrigation and relationship with The aim of the mission Electricity. Ethiopia that brings is to boost trade benefits to both our relations between the They will also meet a countries." UK and Ethiopia and for number of Ethiopian UK businesses to and international strengthen their businesses with the aim

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Ethiopia: Export Earnings and Performance Decline

9 months report of performance rate would be much lower. Ethiopia’s export takes (09.05.2016 – further decline both in 2Merkato) According to The meeting targets and Reporter, the export comparison to last In the first 9 months of targets set on the GTP II fiscal year’s the current fiscal year for the current fiscal performance. The Ethiopia earned 2.05 year is 5 billion USD, report, which is billion USD, which is and when the 9 month expected to be only 70.4 percent of the performance is presented to the target 2.91 billion USD. compared to this target it is clearly below half House of Peoples’ The report further of the expected amount. Representative (HPR) explains the target was by the Ministry of a revised target. If the The overall export Trade (MoT), reveals assessments were made performance when export earnings from as per the original compared to last fiscal agriculture, targets set under the year’s achievements, it manufacturing and Second Growth and is 6 percent lower. mining sectors have Transformation Plan (GTP II), the declined.

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South Sudan president in Uganda for regional support

South of Ugandan president, international Sudan’ Yoweri Museveni, after community were using s President, Salva Kiir, his re-election. the delay of formation visited Uganda on He said the president of unity government as Thursday to drum up would use the occasion the reason for which regional support to the they were holding back newly formed as an opportunity to transitional hold sideline meetings the support to the government of and interact with the government. national unity (TGoNU). leaders from the region “The transitional to solicit their support government of national (12.05.2016 -Sudan to the government of unity has been formed Tribune) the national unity which yet the region and the he formed after the international

TGoNU was formed two return of the armed community have not weeks ago following the opposition leader. come forward to return to Juba of the “The president is provide the support they have pledged. So leader of armed traveling to Uganda to opposition faction of attend the inauguration the president will therefore use the the Sudan People’s of the president of Liberation Movement Uganda but more opportunity to ask for their support now the (SPLM-IO), Riek Machar, importantly the who took up his new occasion will be an first vice president has position as the first opportunity for the returned to the country vice-president in unity president to hold and the government of government. sideline meetings and national unity has been interact with leaders formed,” said a President Kiir, presidential aide. according to the from the region to ask their support to the President Kiir returned presidential spokesperson, Ateny government of national to Juba on Thursday, Wek Ateny, was going to unity,” said Ateny. but could not give a attend the inauguration Ateny explained that statement about his the region and the visit to Uganda.

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Le chef de l’Etat reconduit dans ses fonctions le Premier ministre AKM

Le Guelleh qui l’a aussitôt souligné. Premier Premier ministre reconduit dans ses ministre depuis 2013, Abdoulkader Kamil Mohamed a été fonctions. Ainsi donc, le M. Abdoulkader Kamil reconduit dans ses Premier ministre AKM Mohamed est un fonctions hier par le reste à la primature. homme d’expérience. Il chef de l’Etat à qui il fait partie des premiers venait de remettre sa Dans une courte démission et celle du déclaration faite hier, ce diplômés djiboutiens gouvernement. Une dernier s’est dit honoré qui, à l’accession du nouvelle équipe pays à l’indépendance, gouvernementale sera et fier de la confiance mise en place ce jeudi. du chef de l’Etat. « Il prennent la relève des La liste du nouveau m’appartient de hauts fonctionnaires gouvernement sera venus de l’ex- communiquée à la redoubler d’efforts pour presse ce jeudi en fin mériter cette confiance métropole. de matinée par le », a-t-il dit avant Nommé directeur de la secrétaire-général du gouvernement, M. d’ajouter que le régie des eaux (actuelle Mohamed Hassan. Président lui avait ONEAD) en 1978 avec sa demandé de lui maîtrise en sciences (12.05.2016 – La proposer un nouveau techniques de Nation) gouvernement. « Je lui l’université de Limoges, remettrai le plus tôt M. Aboulkader Kamil Hier, un mois après le possible un projet de s’emploie à renforcer scrutin présidentiel du liste pour la les capacités du premier 8 Avril et quelques constitution d’un et unique fournisseur jours après la nouveau Gouvernement. d’eau du pays. cérémonie d’investiture J’espère que la future Parallèlement à ses du 8 Mai, le Premier équipe dont la activités de directeur de ministre Abdoulkader composition sera l’office des eaux, il Kamil Mohamed a remis bientôt rendue s’implique dans la vie sa démission et celle du publique, sera plus politique nationale au gouvernement au efficace et plus sein du Rassemblement Président Ismaïl Omar solidaire », a-t-il populaire pour le

[Servizio News ] 13.05.2016] progrès, fondé en 1979. hydrauliques, il se région obockoise, le C’est en 2005 que M. donne pour objectif de Premier ministre AKM Aboulkader Kamil entre réduire le stress fait partie de cette au gouvernement. hydraulique par la génération d’hommes

Nommé ministre de réalisation de dizaines qui ont vu naître la l’Agriculture, de de forages. Il est République, ont connu l’Elevage et de la Mer ensuite nommé à la ses pères fondateurs et chargé des ressources Défense nationale. Né qui restent attachés à sa en 1951 à Souali, en préservation.