Addis Ababa — Ethiopia's Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) has announced that the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone has entered in to full operation with its full capacity. Investors who are in the process of obtaining an investment license from the Ethiopian Investment Commission to start work in the Free Trade Zone visited the services provided by the Free Trade Zone. The National Free Trade Zone Implementation Committee, led by top government officials, has been overseeing the Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone's operations and taking steps to ensure its continued success, he stated. As the first of the Industrial Parks Development Corporation's parks to become a free trade zone, Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone is already seeing manufacturing companies marketing their products. The Dire Dawa Free Trade Zone initially included 150 hectares of land but has the potential to grow to 4,000 hectares.

Source: Ethiopian News November 13, 2024 18:51 UTC