Minister confirms “ETHIOPIA TAMRT Expo” will be held next month

Addis Ababa, March 22, 2023 (FBC) – The Ethiopian Ministry of Industry has launched “Made In Ethiopia Expo 2023” which will be held from May 6 to 10 in Addis Ababa at the Millennium Hall with a view to widening the market destinations of Ethiopian manufacturing products across the global.

“Made in Ethiopia” (ETHIOPIA TAMRT) is a national program launched last year by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed with a view to creating a competitive manufacturing industry by addressing the challenges facing the sector in a sustainable, integrated, and comprehensive manner.

‘Made in Ethiopia’ Expo 2023 aims to promote Ethiopia’s products to the global market which will help to widen the market destinations of Ethiopian products in addition to the various discussion forums on the margins of the expo.

Speaking during the launching ceremony of the planned Expo, Industry Minister Melaku Alebel said foreign investors are also expected to participate at the expo with their technologies in addition to the local manufacturers.

The government has been working with due attention in order to strengthen the sector by taking the experiences of successful countries including Japan, Singapore, and Malaysia among others in the sector, he said.

Melaku stated ‘Made in Ethiopia’ ‘program aims at enhancing the manufacturer’s capacity, widening their market destination, increasing export amount, as well as strengthen import substitution.

The movement also helps to enhance the collaborative activities of stakeholders including financial institutions with the view to solve the bottlenecks in the sector, he underscored.

According to him, a lot of inputs are expected from ‘Made in Ethiopia” Expo 2023 through discussion and experience exchange both with local and international stakeholders for the successful implementation of the movement.

The minister finally urged the manufacturers to take part at the Expo not only to promote their products but also to participate on the discussion about the policies in the sector so as to find long-lasting solutions for the problems in the sector.