Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Tuesday.

-- The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) said it has prepared a directive that would help weaken the black market for hard currency. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- Ambassador of Ethiopia to Russia, Grum Abay, has held discussions with Vladimir Padalko, vice President of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Russia.

The two sides have agreed to promote cooperation's in the fields of trade, investment and transfer of technology. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The African Development Bank (AfDB) has conducted the first of a series of capacity development sessions on debt management for Ethiopia, covering themes such as loan negotiations and management, domestic debt and capital markets development and enhancement of analytical and evaluation advisory capacity. (Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation/EBC)

-- Ethiopia's burgeoning flower industry is setting its sights on the United States in a bid to break the dominance of Latin American producers in supplying roses and other blooms to the world's largest economy. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC) Enditem