Ethiopia: Industrial Park Companies Given Additional Six Months to Access Local Markets

Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Commission (IPDC) revealed that industrial park companies could provide their products to the local market for the following six months. The companies were allowed to sell their products to the Ethiopian market after Ethiopia was banned from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) of the United States.
Sandoukan Debebe, the CEO of the Ethiopian Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC), stated that new foreign and domestic investments joined industrial parks over the past three months. The investments are participating in agriculture, medicine and medical facilities, and product and service sectors. The investments are expected to increase job opportunities and improve production and service, the CEO added.
The Industrial Parks Development Corporation and the Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce have formed a partnership by signing a memorandum of understanding. The CEO of the Industrial Parks Development Corporation, Akilulu Tadese, and the President of the Asia-Africa Chamber of Commerce, GD Singh (Dr.), signed the agreement.

