PAPERWORK HOLDS UP CONSTRUCTION OF NEW MAJOR ETHIOPIAN TEXTILE FACTORY
March 8th, 2015
The planned construction of a large textile factory in northern Ethiopia by the Bangladesh-based DBL Group, a diversified knit and garment-manufacturing textile major, is being delayed, although the Ethiopian industry association insists it will proceed. The USD30 million factory, which is due to be the second largest textile factory in Ethiopia, was expected to start operations in the last quarter of 2015.Bantihun Gassesse, spokesman for the Ethiopian Textile Association, however warned just-style that while “the designs have been finalised…the paperwork is ...
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