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Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

Xinhua, July 29, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- Ethiopian President Mulatu Teshome has urged Netherlands based companies to diversify areas of engagement in Ethiopia.

The President saw off the Ambassador of Netherlands to Ethiopia Lidi Remmelzwaal at the National Palace Thursday. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- Ethiopian and the French Development Agency (AFD) signed a loan agreement amounting to 75 million euros on Thursday.

Abdulaziz Mohammed, Minister of Finance and Economic Cooperation of Ethiopia and Ambassador of France to Ethiopia, Brigitte Collet, signed the agreement at a ceremony held at the ministry. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The European Union (EU) has extended a 20-million euros grant that creates jobs in northern and central Ethiopia to alleviate migration. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- UK's Trade Envoy Richard Benyon said Britain's decision to leave the European Union will not affect its trade and investment relationships with Ethiopia.

The Envoy who is visiting Ethiopia told ENA that Britain will further strengthen business ties with Ethiopia. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC) Endit