Addis Ababa, March 16, 2021 (Walta) – Ethiopia has so far earned 610 million USD from industrial parks, the Ethiopia Industrial Park Development Corporation (EIPDC) disclosed on Sunday.
Behailu Kebede, Marketing and Communications Department Chief at EIPDC, said the stated export revenue was earned from 13 Chinese-built industrial parks.
Kebede further said that the 13 industrial parks have created job opportunities for over 89,000 Ethiopians.
“The textiles and other export-related products manufactured by industrial parks have garnered good reviews by European and North American customers,” Kebede said.
Ethiopia currently has 13 operational industrial parks; of which most are under-construction which is expected to be commissioned during the current fiscal year.
(Source: Ethiopian Herald)