Tag: Manufacturing
Ministry to host manufacturing exhibition, conference
The Ministry of Industry in collaboration with the Construction and Chemical Inputs Development Institute and the Metals Industry Development Institute is organizing a national exhibition and conference that will be held at the Addis Ababa Millennium Hall, next month.
Ethiopian to establish aerospace manufacturing industry
The Ethiopian Airlines Aviation Group is planning to establish an aerospace manufacturing industry in Ethiopia.
Tony Blair cancels his visit to industry zone as strike erupts
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair's visit to the Eastern Industry Zone, a Chinese built manufacturing zone, has been canceled following the ongoing strike around Oromia and the outskirts of Addis Ababa.
Forex crunch, feud with local communities impairs manufacturers’ productivity
Livelihood of thousands of employees at stake.
Investors engaged in the manufacturing sector presented their complaints over the critical challenges hampering their productivity to the federal government.
H&M’s Ethiopian made sweater ignites controversy
Sweden’s multinational clothing company, H&M (Hennes & Mauritz AB), one of the world’s most successful clothing companies is facing a backlash for featuring a young Sweden-based Kenyan model in one of its catalogues with a sweater emblazoned with the words “coolest monkey in the jungle”, that was allegedly sourced from an Ethiopian textile manufacturer.