Top news items in Ethiopia's major media outlets

ADDIS ABABA, March 25 (Xinhua) -- The following are news highlights in Ethiopia's major media outlets on Sunday.

-- Some 102 million Ethiopian birr was raised until Friday for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), said office of the National Council for the Coordination of Public Participation on the dam.

The office launched GERD bond week last Monday to raise funds for the dam via the sale of bonds. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MoANR) said it has purchased more than 1.4 million tonnes of fertilizer for the 2010/11 Ethiopian production season. (Fana Broadcasting Corporate/FBC)

-- The University Van Amsterdam of the Netherlands is undertaking an impact assessment to institutionalize the capacity building it provided to Ethiopia. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA)

-- The construction sector, which is the second most important sector in the Ethiopian economy in terms of workforce and 9.5 percent of the GDP in 2016, is crucial in ensuring the successful transformation of the economy, Ethiopia's Construction Minister Aisha Mohammed said. (Ethiopian News Agency/ENA) Enditem