Addis Ababa chamber of commerce & Sectoral Association/ Addis Chamber/ commends and lauds the role of media in creating vibrant business and economy in the society.
This has been disclosed during the annual Chamber-media day under the theme ‘The role of Media In green Growth Initiatives’ marked by Addis Chamber on Thursday October 023, 2025 at the Elilly Hotel.
The chamber also recognizes Media houses for their contribution in supporting its overarching mission of promoting trade and investment in the country.
The program is aimed to build strong partnership between the chamber and media houses operating in the country in terms of promoting trade and sustainable businesses.
The annual Chamber-Media day, which has been one of the colorful events of the chamber, brought together key players of the media industry and various stakeholders.
In his official opening address to attendees of the event, Meseret Molla, PhD, Secretary General of Addis Chamber commends and lauds the role of media in creating vibrant business and economy in any society and he also calls for journalists to keep their professional integrity while undertaking their duties.
He also vows to continue disseminating evidence based advocacy and business news information to the wider public to ensure development in Ethiopia.
The secretary general finally commends the role of media in closely working with Addis Chamber that turns its 79th anniversary and looking for continued interaction with media.
The other major programs accompanied the event include capacity building to media professionals on three timely topics namely, environmental Reporting, Economic reporting and the contributions of Addis chamber to business reporting in Ethiopia by resource persons like Dr.Tadesse Daba ( Scientist and Agricultural researcher), journalist Muluken Yewondossen ( D/Editor in chief, Capital Newspaper) and Kassahun Mamo ( Director, Policy advocacy and Communication, AACCSA) respectively.
The session was moderated by Mr. Netsanet Tesfaye, Communication Consultant and Manager of Corporate Communications at Zemen Bank.
During the closing ceremony, Mrs. Zehara Mohammed, President of Addis Chamber, presented recognition certificates to partners and resource persons in appreciation of their contributions to the success of the event.
Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce is a 79 years old active business membership organization in Ethiopia.
The chamber provides various business development and advocacy services to help businesses grow and thrive in the country.
Over the past years, the chamber in collaboration with various media agencies has rigorously worked as an institutional platform for the private sector to air their concerns to government and policy makers.
