UPDATE 1-Starbucks, Ethiopia settle licensing dispute

(Reuters) - The U.S. coffee chain had been accused by Ethiopia and aid agency Oxfam of attempting to block Ethiopia from obtaining trademarks for its best-known beans -- Sidamo and Harrar.




The agreement allows Starbucks to use and promote the Harrar, Sidamo and Yirgacheffe designations in markets where trademarks exist, as well as where they don't, the statement said.


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Ethiopia secures $220 mln World Bank loan for roads

(Reuters) - The World Bank has given Ethiopia a $220 million loan to rehabilitate and upgrade 579 km (359.8 miles) of rural roads, the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development said on Monday.

The fund will be used to upgrade and repair roads in the country's agricultural belt including its coffee growing areas.


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