Ethiopia wants PVH to invest either in Hawassa or Dire Dawa
PVH Group lays down pre-investment conditions for Ethiopia September 11, 2014 (Ethiopia) Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) Corporation, one of the leading American garment companies, has put forth ten conditions to the Government of Ethiopia, before investing in the garment sector in Ethiopia, Addis Fortune reported. Officials of the company had visited Ethiopia, along with 27 textile and garment factories from different countries, last month. The conditions that were laid down by PVH include consideration of tax incentives, logistics issues, and priorities for power supply, and getting a ready-made industrial park. These prerequisites were discussed in a meeting between the representatives of PVH and the Government of Ethiopia officials, State Ministers for Industry, Sisay Gemechu and Tadesse Hiale, Deputy Commissioner of the Federal Investment Commission (FIC) Likyeleshe Abay and representatives from the Textile Industries Development Institute (TIDI). Ethiopia wants PVH to invest e