CHINESE INVESTORS ASSESS NEW ETHIOPIAN BUSINESS PARK AS CONSTRUCTION END APPROACHES

Chinese industrialists from Kunshan city, a major clothing manufacturing centre, are eyeing potential investments in Ethiopia’s Dire Dawa Industry Park, despite the challenges of locating in this hub, which is under construction, China’s ambassador to Ethiopia, Tan Jian, told just-style. Tan said a delegation from Kunshan city, led by its mayor Du Xiaogang, visited Ethiopia in July, to probe investment and manufacturing opportunities at the park, in Dire Dawa Industrial Park. However, he said there are some issues to be resolved like electricity supply, ...


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