Igihe.com has learnt that the CEO of Ethiopia Commodity Exchange,Dr. Eleni Gabre-Madhin, is in Rwanda to discuss the possibility of adding some of Rwanda’s commodities into the commodity exchange.
Gabre-Madhin says, “I am very excited to see the great progress made by Rwanda and to re-acquaint myself, though briefly, with the wonderful people I always remember”.
She lived in Kigali for four years during her childhood and attended the Belgium School of Kigali (Ecole Belge de Kigali). This is her first trip back to Rwanda since she left in 1978.
During her two-day trip, Gabre-Madhin accompanied by three colleagues will meet with Dr. Agnes Kalibata the Minister of Agriculture and Animal Resources and discuss the possibility of adding some of Rwanda’s commodities into the Commodity Exchange.
The Ethiopia Commodity Exchange was established in 2008 and works to eliminate “food shortages and hunger in Ethiopia.”
In December 2005, Ethiopian government established a Commodity Exchange aimed at transforming the country’s agriculture and bringing real progress toward the country’s poverty reduction and rural growth objectives.
The exchange trades in six crops, including coffee, wheat, and maize, both on a physical trading floor in Addis Ababa and electronically.
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