The Oromia Regional State has generated over Birr 84 million in tourism revenue over the past eight months, from a surge in visitors to the Bale Mountains National Park (BMNP), now a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The Bale Robe airport which was constructed at a cost of Birr 500 million was inaugurated yesterday. Ethiopian Airlines has started 3 times weekly services- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday.
Bale Robe airport has a 3 km length and 400 meter runway width and can accommodate different types of passengers and cargo planes, including Boeing 737.
Ethiopian Airports Enterprise oversaw the construction of the Robe airport which is also known as Goba-Robe airport because Goba and Robe are located in proximity to each other, towns in Bale Zone, Oromia Region.
Source: Fana Bc and Center for Aviation (https://centreforaviation.com/data/profiles/airports/goba-robe-airport-gob)
Bamboo Star Agro-Forestry is going to start manufacturing bamboo products, including chopsticks, which are going to be exported to China form Ethiopia.
The Bangladesh based, BDL Group, is set to build textile and garment factory at an outlay of 765 Million Birr in the Tigray State capital, Mekele City.
The number of bank deposit accounts in Ethiopia has risen from 98.59 million in June 2022 to 129.52 million in June 2023, the National Bank of Ethiopia revealed.
