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A duty free leather and leather products shop was officially opened
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The Ministry of Industry, together with its partners, has officially inaugurated a duty-free leather and leather products store at Bole International Airport.
The main purpose of opening the shop is to promote Ethiopian products and increase the trade of the sector.
Japan International Corporation (JICA) export promotion project chief consultant Norik Nagai explained that his company is providing the necessary support to promote Ethiopian leather and leather products, especially the brand known as Highland Leather, to the world market.
Industry Minister Ato Melaku Alebel, on his part, stated that he is working with partners to bring about comprehensive development in the sector.
He also pointed out that the realization of this project contributes to the success of the national movement of Ethiopia, which was started as a country by increasing export income, utilization of production capacity and doing surface construction work.
Although the project is in the beginning, 200 thousand US dollars have been received from the sales center in the last two months and encouraging results are being seen, he said.
According to the information obtained from the minister's office, Ato Melaku stated that in the 2014 budget, 40.6 million US dollars were obtained from the trade of leather and leather products.
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