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Top news items in major Ethiopian media outlets

Xinhua, September 20, 2016 Adjust font size:

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

-- The Commercial Bank of Ethiopia (CBE) plans to raise its deposit to 352 billion birr this budget year from 288 billion last fiscal year.

In order to attain the set target and also to boost its clients, the bank is ready to carry out various awareness raising campaigns, CBE's Public Relations Manager Ephrem Mekuria, said Monday. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The World Health Organization (WHO) has donated medical kits worth 150,000 U.S. dollars for Ethiopia to support the country's efforts to prevent and control acute diarrheal disease. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ethiopian Airlines plans to resume service to Singapore in 2017 as it opened reservation last week.

The Star Alliance member plans to operate Addis Ababa-Singapore service on daily basis, with Boeing 787-8 aircraft from June 1, 2017. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Endit