ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 8 (Xinhua) -- The effective implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement presents significant market opportunities for Ethiopia in its ambition to harness intra-African trade and penetrate the broader continental market, a senior Ethiopian official has said.
Ethiopian State Minister of Trade and Regional Integration Yasmin Wohabrebbi, speaking at a meeting to review the country's draft national AfCFTA implementation strategy, said that the effective implementation of AfCFTA "offers significant market opportunities for Ethiopia, with the potential to foster industrialization, create abundant jobs and attract investment," according to a statement issued by the Ethiopian Ministry of Trade and Regional Integration late Friday.
