Why invest in Industrial Parks?

Ethiopia Industrial park development corporation invites foreign investors to invest in Ethiopia. The corporation has built an Eco-friendly Industrial parks, business-friendly environment and cost structure that can give the investors best returns. The corporation has been praised for its commitment to boost industrial parks through the highest standards of professionalism; to drive industrialization, promote exports, and create employment opportunities so as to contribute to the country’s overall development goal of the middle-income status.

In realizing the mission and vision the corporation adheres to the highest level of integrity, professionalism, the natural and physical environment and the use of efficient and effective resources and client/customer satisfaction. It is rapidly growing, it has developed 12 industrial parks in which 9+ of them are operational and generated more than 252 Million USD exports, more than 55,000 direct jobs. It’s able to contribute to the macro-economic value of Ethiopia within 5 years of establishment.

• Government Political will and policy coherence, low cost of doing business, and access to geographic proximities to the rest of the world
• Ethiopia is a founding member country of Africa’s largest regional trade union “The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa” (COMESA)
• The United States’ AGOA and the EU’s EBA unilaterally grant Ethiopian products that conform to the origin criterion exemption from customs duty and quota restriction to access to the U. S. and EU markets
• Strategic location: Africa, Europe, Middle East & Asia
• Young, competitive  and trainable Labor  force with labor law that conform  international standards
• The country offers investors world class infrastructure and unmatched fiscal and regulatory incentives
• Export incentives: the Duty Draw-back Schemes, the Voucher Schemes; the Bonded Export Factory Schemes; the Bonded Manufacturing Warehouse Schemes; the Bonded Input Supplies Warehouse schemes; and, the Industrial Zone Schemes
• Stable and consistent business operating environment
• Transparent laws, rules & regulations