Ethiopia leather exports rise 10%

29/07/2013
Shipments of leather products from Ethiopia increased 10% to $121.9 million in the year to July 7, according to a statement from the Ethiopian Trade Ministry.

Its total exports declined to $3.08 billion from $3.15 billion a year earlier.

“The ambition is to have export-driven growth but Ethiopia needs to make further progress on improving competitiveness to realise this,” said Lars Christian Moller, the World Bank’s lead economist in the country.