Ethiopia: Domestic Products Substitute Import Goods Worth USD 1.07 Billion

The Ministry of Industry revealed that domestic products substituted import goods worth USD 1.07 Billion during the first half of the current fiscal year.

The Ministry of Industry revealed that domestic products substituted import goods worth USD 1.07 Billion during the first half of the current fiscal year.

Domestic products substituted import goods worth USD 1.9 billion during the past nine months of the fiscal year. Commenting on the achievement, the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Revenues, and the Ministry of Industry stated that they would be able to achieve their plan for the current fiscal year.
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