"The majority of the products are natural, organic, traceable, sustainably harvested and fair trade certified," said Ayana. Ayana said the expo will encourage countries to develop products and services that will help them boost trade, further advancing economic globalization and an open world economy. "To gain benefit from the expo, Ethiopia will promote different goods and services based on its competitive and comparative advantages. As Ethiopia is exerting efforts to become one of Africa's manufacturing hubs, it will also promote products from the sector, such as textile and garments, leather and leather products and agro-processing products, among others, he said. Hosted by the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the CIIE will be held on November 5-8 in Shanghai, China.

Source: Ethiopian News January 31, 2018 19:30 UTC