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Ethiopia's maritime expansion is expected to strengthen the country’s ability to handle imports and exports, particularly in the transportation of essential goods such as fertilizer.

The Ethiopian Shipping and Logistics (ESL) has officially launched the re-construction of the Kality Dry Port and Terminal following the signing of an agreement with the Ethiopian Engineering Corporation. The agreement was signed by ESL CEO Beriso Amelo (PhD) and Ethiopian Engineering Corporation CEO Shimelis Eshetu.

The Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration (MoTRI) has announced that newly approved mandatory Ethiopian national standards will be enforced starting June 8, 2025 (June 1, 2017 EC), expanding the range of products subject to quality control.

The Ethiopian Central Statistics Agency announced that it projects a harvest of 229.4 million quintals from agricultural activity in 2012.

The amount projected for the current harvest is 10.5 million quintals more than what was harvested in the previous year according to the season harvest forecast report presented by Samia Zekaria, Director General of the CSA.

The increase in the forecast is expected from major staple crops and is said to be due to the increased use of agricultural inputs by farmers she explained.

Ethiopia expects more South Korean investors in the manufacturing sectors, specifically in textile industry, according to State Minister of Industry Tadesse Haile.