Minister of Trade and Industry, Girma Birru and Warda A Graham, owner of Lafto Roses Plc, as the minister visited the farm on June 1, 2007 and discussed issues surrounding the flowers sector.
The minister has been visiting flower farms around the country for three consecutive days from May 30 to June 1, to assess problems encountered in the burgeoning industry.
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Cadila launches drug production
Latest Ethiopian:-Indian venture first by the multinational in East AfricaBy Andualem Sisay
By Andualem Sisay
A new 100 mln birr medicine factory, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Limited, which is operating in 43 countries throughout the world, has beguns production in Akaki-Kaliti sub city.
The factory is an Indo-Ethiopian joint venture with local company ALMETA Impex and Indian parent company Cadila Pharmaceuticals, with the expatriates holding the majority shares. According to Mr. Nalini Nayak, Marketing Manager of Cadila, the factory will be the first of its kind in East Africa, when it will soon be qualified by the United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA).
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Ethiopia ranks low in world peacefulness report
By Groum Abate
The Economist magazine on its Global Peace Index, which placed Norway on the top and Iraq last, put Ethiopia near the bottom among 121 countries.
According to the report, 24 factors, including levels of violence, organized crime and military expenditure, were used as basis in assessing the peacefulness of 121 countries.
Among the countries listed below the 100th place are the Philippines, Venezuela, Ethiopia, Thailand, Myanmar, India, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, Pakistan, Colombia, Russia, and Israel.
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