Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attended the 2015 Ethiopian calendar fiscal year taxpayer recognition and award program to honour taxpayers who faithfully performed their national duty.
During his remarks, the Prime Minister called upon the private sector and other segments of society to support initiatives to improve the revenue base, restrain from corruption, contraband and illegality by ensuring order, predictability and accountability. Government offices in charge shall modernise the tax payment system and procedures. He also encouraged the private sector to introduce new technology to their works in modernising their endeavours.
PM Abiy Making a speech
The Ministry of Finance and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs , represented by the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa signed a 273 million Norwegian Kroner (NoK) (approximately 25 million USD) grant agreement for the second phase of the REDD+ Investment Program.The grant agreement also constitutes an unfunded amount of 148 million NOK, which is expected to be mobilized by the Government of Norway during implementation.
Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Ethiopia, Demeke Mekonnen received the Director General of the IOM at his office and congratulated her on her election and expressed his desire for a strong partnership with the Ethiopian government.
The new Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Amy E. Pope said that a multifaceted engagement with Ethiopia is a priority where the country serves as the seat for the African Union. Ethiopia is multifaceted, and the African Union here is the best place to reinforce migration affairs as the country is the seat of this continental organ. Noting that Ethiopia itself is a mission that has been with the International Organization for Migration since 1995, the organization has been engaging with the Government of Ethiopia.
THE ETHIOPIAN HERALD SUNDAY EDITION 15 OCTOBER 2023
