Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Sunday.

-- The Council of Ministers (Ethiopia) has proposed over 274 billion birr (13 billion U.S. dollars) budget for the 2016/17 fiscal year.

The budget approved for the stated period has shown a 13.3 percent increase as compared to that of the just-ending Ethiopian budget year. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The Ethiopian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the all-round relations Ethiopia has with the rest of the world have shown more progress in recent days and more countries have shown interest in strengthening bilateral and multilateral relations with various visits and signing agreements. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopia's sheep and goat meat export during the past ten months has generated 80 million U.S. dollars, according the Ethiopian Meat Producer-Exporters Association. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The Islamic holy month of Ramadan is set to generate additional foreign currency as Ethiopia increased its meat export to the Middle East.

The Ethiopian Meat Producers-Exporters Association has revealed plans to secure 11.3 million U.S. dollars from meat export to United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia during this month of fasting. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit