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Bottlers request gov’t assistance to export their product
Jul 10, 2020
The Ethiopian Bottled Water and Soft Drinks Manufacturing Industries Association (EBWSDMIA) request the government to support the sector to generate foreign currency by exporting their product.
The industry which now have over 100 water bottlers is substantively focused on the local market meanwhile experts said that the product is crossing borders via contraband.
Ashenafi Merid, General Manager of EBWSDMIA, told Capital that the association discussed with Business Diplomacy Directorate at Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on ways to expand the export market.
“In the past local bottlers tried to commence export and some of them achieved that in regional markets and even Europe but it could become consistent,” Ashenafi said.
“The Ethiopian diplomatic mission told us that through its embassies it will assess markets in at least regional markets and find possibilities for Ethiopian water bottlers to export their products consistently,” he added.
Accordingly Ethiopian bottled water manufacturers are currently exporting to Djibouti, South Sudan and Somalia. “Ethiopian products might be available in regional markets since the product is needed in the countries but it is supposed to be run in an organized manner,” the association head said.
In a press conference held on June 25 Admassu Yefru, Domestic Investors Transformation Directorate Director at Ministry of Trade and Industry said that the government is interested in the sector and wants the sector to contribute its share in generating hard currency for the country.
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