INCREASING DOMESTIC WEALTH HELPS SPURS ETHIOPIAN KNITWEAR PRODUCTION GROWTH
August 1st, 2017
AS Ethiopia rapidly emerges as a key clothing and textile hub of Africa, the country has been making impressive strides as a knitwear manufacturing and sourcing centre, attracting the attention of global clothing majors.
“International buyers are beginning to buy knitted clothes from Ethiopia including Zara, Tesco, H&M [Hennes & Mauritz] and Decathlon,” said Fassil Tadesse, president of the Ethiopian Textile and Garment Manufacturing Association (ETGAMA). Moreover, with Ethiopia’s domestic consumers starting to gain more disposable income (gross ...
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