Envisioning Ethiopia scrutinizes
the ‘wellbeing’ of Ethiopia’s economy
By Addis Mulugeta
Envisioning Ethiopia, a community of volunteer non-partisan
individuals dedicated to broadening public knowledge and understanding
of major issues affecting Ethiopia’s future, scrutinized
Ethiopia’s economy as per various macro-economic factors
at a one day discussion panel held on December 15, 2007 at Africa
Hall (UNECA). Organized under the title – “Ethiopia’s
Economy: Choices at the Crossroads”, a number of academicians
and practitioners attended the session.
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Electric contractors
set for 1800 projects
By Muluken Yewondwossen
Ethiopian electrical contractors are to sub contract 1800 rural
town electrification projects during this fiscal year.
According to Amare Mergia, president of the Ethiopian Society of
Electrical Engineers (ESEE), last year, local contractors had been
working on 170 projects with the Ethiopian electric power corporation
(EEPCO). While stating the reason for the huge upsurge in the use
of local contractors by the Corporation, Amare noted that EEPCO
has come to believe more in local contractors as it has witnessed
their good performance.
Dire Dawa to launch TV transmission
By Muluken Yewondwossen
The Dire Dawa City Administration has signed a contract agreement
with EURO-Tel, an Italian telecommunications company, to build a
television transmitter, on December 15, 2007 at Dire Dawa.
According to Misrak Worku, manager of City Administration, EURO-Tel
will be supplying equipment and will install the TV transmitter
for 6.6 mln ETB. It is expected to be completed in three months.
“Until that we will have production and other back log works,”
Misrak told Capital.
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