Ethiopia to Establish Agro-processing Industrial Parks
Ethiopia's Ministry of Industry said agro-processing industrial parks will be established in four regions with USD 2.5 billion capital investment.
Ethiopia to Establish Chemical Corporation
Ethiopia is to establish a chemical corporation to handle state owned chemical related industries in the future. The new corporation will be under the auspices of the Ministry of Industry and will be a part of the complex fertilizer project.
The fertilizer complex will be under the control of the chemical corporation expected to be set up by the end of the current fiscal year according to Tadesse Haile, State Minister of Industry.
Appropriate studies have been conducted for the establishment of the new corporation and it is expected that its formation will be ratified by the government soon said Tadesse.
Ethiopia to Establish Diaspora Council
Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn said a Council which avails assistance for Diaspora community is going to be established.
Ethiopia to Establish Integrated Agro-Industrial Park in Bure Town
The Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia announced plans to establish an integrated agro-industrial park in Bure Town in GTP II period, Walta Information Center reported.
Ethiopia to Establish National Accreditation Office
Ethiopia is set to establish a National Accreditation Office (ENAO). The institution will be charged to accredit the competence of Conformity Assessment Bodies (CABs) performing activities like calibrations, tests, inspections and inspections.
ENAO has been organizing offices, preparing manuals and training personnel according to Nigussue Kibru Head of Communication and Public Service. 30 employees were trained by the South African National Accreditation System and three days worth of training on the General Accreditation Standard ISO/IEC17011 was given by experts from India in December he said.
