Ethiopia: Government to Improve the Role of Local Investors in Manufacturing
Finance Minister Ahmed Shide, speaking at a panel discussion on industrial development organized by Ethiopian Press Agency under the theme ‘About Ethiopia’, stated that the Government was interested to increase the role and contribution of local investors in the manufacturing sector.
According to the minister, the private sector has already become a major employer and the Government is facilitating the active participation of local investors in the manufacturing sector by creating a favorable business climate and making available land and other facilities.

The Ministry of Finance announced that a decision had been made to sell scrap metal and out of service vehicles to steel manufacturing industries without resorting to a bidding process.
