Pic: ShutterstockNasa Garment Plc has become the first Ethiopian company from the Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP) to export its products to Canada. Founded in 2019, the firm on April 8 exported to Canada a container with 21,000 units of apparel, including shirts, trousers, active wear and sweaters. Nasa started production in January 2020 and will ship products to Canada every week, according to Ethiopian media reports. Nasa, set up with an investment of $5 million, is preparing to venture into the second phase of investment at Bole Lemi Industrial Park. The second plant will manufacture denim with 7,000 employees.

Source: Ethiopian News April 17, 2020 14:37 UTC