Ethiopia saved USD 60 million by locally producing security personnel outfit. In the process of substituting imported security personnel uniforms with locally produced outfits 18 factories were involved and 18,000 job opportunities were created.
Domestic products substituted import goods worth USD 1.1 billion during the first half of the 2022/2023 fiscal year. The data of the Ministry of Industry shows that 663 manufacturing industries became operational in the first five months of the current fiscal year creating employment opportunities for 9,600 individuals.
Source: Fana BC and 2Merkato Archives