Ethiopia reports more foreign direct investment

The Ethiopia Investment Commission (EIC) said the country has attracted 3.31 billion U.

S. dollars in foreign direct investment (FDI) in the 20212022 fiscal year which ended on July 7.

EIC said in a statement that 168 investors took out investment licenses during the 20212022 fiscal year.

It said 100 investors took out manufacturing sector investment licenses, 62 investors took investment licenses in the services sector, and six others got investment licenses in the agricultural sector.

EIC also said Ethiopia earned 202.5 million U.

S. dollars from industrial parks products exports in the 20212022 fiscal year.

The export earnings showed an increase of 24.4 million U.

S. dollars when compared to the 20202021 fiscal year.

In recent years, Ethiopia had embarked on industrial parks’ construction and commissioning activities, as part of a broad economic strategy to make the country a light manufacturing hub in Africa by 2025.

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