Fitch Solutions said Ethiopia was emerging as a key light-manufacturing hub in Africa


On 18 June 2019 Fitch Solutions argued that Ethiopia was becoming one of Sub-Saharan Africa’s preferred destinations for labour-intensive business, especially garment and related light manufacturing.

Fitch Solutions said Ethiopia was emerging as a key light-manufacturing hub in Africa

The key-view note linked industrial-park policy, wage levels, and market access to a wider shift of factory investment toward Ethiopia inside the region’s manufacturing map.

Kept as business-analysis archive, the Fitch Solutions brief dates a mid-2019 investor reading of Ethiopia’s light-manufacturing role.

Sources: Fitch Solutions