Arerti Industrial Park in Arerti, Oromia, generated Birr 1 billion in domestic sales over eight months. It specializes in textiles, ceramics, and woodwork, creating over 1,500 jobs and fostering market linkages worth USD 12.5 million.

የአሜሪካ መንግሥት እ.ኤ.አ. በ2000 መገባደጃ ላይ ያፀደቀው የአፍሪካ ዕድገትና ዕድል ወይም አጎዋ (African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) ከሰሃራ በታች ለሚገኙ የአፍሪካ አገሮች ትልቅ የገበያ ዕድልን የፈጠረ መሆኑ ይታወቃል።  (AGOA) ለአሜሪካ ገበያ ከቀረጥና ከኮታ ነፃ በሆነ መልኩ ከሰሃራ በታች ካሉ የአፍሪካ አገሮች ለተመረጡ ምርቶች ያቀርባል። በመሆኑም አጎዋ የተሰኘው የአሜሪካ ነፃ የገበያ ዕድል ከሰሃራ በታች ለሚገኙ የአፍሪካ አገሮች የኢንድስትሪ ምርቶቻቸውን ከኮታና ከቀረጥ ነፃ በሆኑ መልኩ ወደ አሜሪካ ገበያ እንዲልኩ፣ በዚህም ንግዳቸውን እንዲያስፋፉና ኢኮኖሚያዊ ለውጥ እንዲያመጡ ሰፊ ዕድል የሰጠ ነው።

የኢትዮጵያ ኢንቨስትመንት ከዚህ በፊት ለውጭ ኢንቨስተሮች ተከልክለው የነበሩ ማለትም የወጪና የገቢ ንግድ፣ እንዲሁም የጅምላና የችርቻሮ ንግድ ውስጥ እንዲሳተፉ የሚፈቅድ መመርያ ፀደቀ፡፡

Ethio-Engineering Group is investing nearly five billion birr to establish domestic assembly lines for trucks, aiming for local manufacturing of vehicles within five years. The Ministry of Industry supports the plan to substitute imports and explore exports. Ambitions also include electric vehicles and agricultural machinery, though feasibility concerns persist.

The National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE) is contemplating legislation to impose credit limits and restrictions on "large borrowers." Governor Mamo Mihretu is considering including clauses in the upcoming bank business proclamation to cap borrowing amounts for businesses or individuals and restrict the number of banks extending credit to a single borrower. The concentration of credit among a few large borrowers, highlighted in an NBE Financial Stability Report, prompts concerns about systemic risks. The proposed measures aim to mitigate these risks, although there are concerns about potential adverse effects on access to finance and the need for nuanced approaches.

Under Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia cautiously allows foreign participation in trade sectors with a directive outlining requirements. For export permits, entities must prove procurement values for coffee, oilseeds, and khat over consecutive years. The move, part of the Homegrown Economic Reform Agenda, aims to balance opportunities for local investors. Import permits are available for manufacturers, while state control remains over strategic imports like fertilizers and petroleum products. Foreign retail businesses must meet a minimum floor area threshold for supermarkets.