WHEREAS, it is necessary to alleviate problems faced in the Country’s export trade and enhance the competitiveness of exporting enterprises in international markets;
WHEREAS, it is necessary to establish an autonomous Agency with powers and duties to undertake this objective and incorporate the activities of the formerly established Ethiopian Trade Point;
NOW, THEREFORE, in accordance with Article 55 (1) of the Constitution of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, it is hereby proclaimed as follows:
