Ethiopia will host the International Textile Machinery Exhibition, ITME Africa 2020, February 14-16 next year, the Ethiopian Chamber of Commerce and Sectoral Associations announced in a statement.
Organized by the India International Textile Machinery Exhibition Society (ITME), the exhibition will be held in Addis Ababa, after the nation was selected because its textile industry shows significant growth within the continent.
India ITME is a non-profit organization, established in 1980, to support and serve the textile engineering industry through exhibitions, events, trade promotion services, education scholarships, student placements and consultancies.
ITME Africa 2020 will have at least 220 exhibitors and pavilions from China, India, Italy, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Turkey and other African countries, in addition to the host, the organizing committee reported.
The event is a great opportunity to attract foreign direct investment and boost the development of the industry in Ethiopia, which has enormous untapped potential and many options for multiple growth, the press release notes.
