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The South African National Accreditation System awarded accreditation to the Ethiopian Leather Industry Development Institute.

The accreditation is expected to enable Ethiopian leather products to gain automatic acceptability at international markets like European Union. This accreditation will translate in the increased competitiveness of Ethiopian products internationally by serving as a verification of the quality and in terms of health effects as well as the quality of the manufacturing equipments and processes said Wondu Legesse Director General of Leather Industry Development Institute.

The Ethiopian Leather Industries Association is looking for supplier for non-iodized salt in the aftermath of a four month shortage. The Association is seeking suppliers from Yemen, India and Pakistan even though there is an estimated stock of 9 million quintals currently piled up in Afdera, where the national salt mines are to be found.

The industry is forced to look for imports after a four month delay in spite of more than adequate national production to meet the 30 thousand quintal demand over that period according to Abdissa Adunga, Secretary General of the Association.

The supply of salt to the industry was affected by a Council of Minister’s endorsed regulation to halt the sale of non-iodized salt noted Abdisa. The Ethiopian Food, Medicine and Health Care Administration and Control Authority was mandated with the task of issuing a directive to regulate the processing and sale of salt intended for industrial purposes according to the regulation.

Ethiopian livestock arrived in Qatar offering excellent taste and quality for the company’s clients according to Mawashi, Qatari livestock company.

Mawashi is importing stock directly from Ethiopia for the first time by air cargo as part of its aim to guarantee high standards of quality and freshness.

It is to be remembered that Ethiopia earned 213 million US dollars from the export of meat and livestock in the first ten months of the previous fiscal year according to the Ministry of Agriculture.

Sectors reserved solely for Ethiopians in the Ethiopian Logistics Industry such as packaging, forwarding and shipping agency services, were opened for foreign investors by the Ethiopian Investment Board. The Board’s decision opened the provision of bonded warehouse, consolidation and deconsolidation services and allowed joint venture participation of international logistics service providers holding up to 49% or less shares.

According to Ethiopian Investment Commission, the decision is notable in that it will enhance the supply of high-end logistics services while local companies obtain world class knowledge, skill, management, and systems by working together with globally reputed logistics service providers.

Source: Fana BC

The Federal Transportation Authority has announced that long distance bus services will be required to color code their vehicles as of the 10th of November. The vehicles will be coded according to their service level.

Bus Owners have been given enough time to paint their vehicles according to specifications said Birhane Zeru Deputy Chair of the Federal Cross Country Public Transport Associations Coalition. Many owners have already completed the process which will cost about 20,000 birr he said.