Ethiopia growing as next textile industry?

摘要

Ethiopia's economy has been growing since 2007, at times with double-digit leaps and bounds. The Economist projects that the country will experience annual growth of seven to eight per cent through 2016. Ethiopia's government is reportedly placing special emphasis on the textile industry and by 2016, the country aims to export more than a billion dollars worth of apparel. According to a supplier, the Swedish chain H&M wants to produce more than a million items of clothing per month in the East African nation. A company spokesperson confirmed that test runs have already been ordered from Ethiopian producers.