2021-05-05 15:31:07 GMT2021-05-05 23:31:07(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, May 5 (Xinhua) Ethiopia on Wednesday inaugurated its first trackless station in a bid to boost the country s foreign trade efforts.
The trackless station was inaugurated at a ceremony held in the Chinese-built Eastern Industrial Zone (EIZ) in Dukem city, 37 km southeast of Ethiopia s capital Addis Ababa.
Trackless station refers to an office or agency of the railway, which operates in the area far away from the railway station to facilitate the transportation of goods. With the help of trackless station, factories or companies can directly transport the freight from industrial parks to railway station.
2021-03-14 13:30:36 GMT2021-03-14 21:30:36(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ADDIS ABABA, March 14 (Xinhua) Ethiopia has earned 610 million U.S. dollars from Chinese built industrial parks, the Ethiopia Industrial Park Development Corporation (EIPDC) disclosed on Sunday.
Behailu Kebede, Marketing and Communications Department Chief at EIPDC, said the 610 million U.S. dollars export revenue was earned from 13 Chinese built industrial parks.
Kebede further said the 13 industrial parks have created job opportunities for more than 89,000 Ethiopians, reported state media outlet Ethiopia Broadcasting Corporation (EBC). The textiles and other export related products produced by industrial parks have garnered good reviews by European and North American customers, Kebede said.