Before WTO Entry, Ethiopia’s Quality System Faces a Test
The federal government is struggling to build the technical capacity, institutional coordination and affordable testing that businesses need to meet international trade standards. Endalew Mekonen, state minister for Trade & Regional Integration (MTRI), laid out the gaps at the World Trade Organisation's (WTO) headquarters in Geneva on October 30, 2026. The country still lacks qualified professionals and modern laboratory facilities and equipment, while its negotiators will meet again with the accession Working Party on November 9 and 10. Ethiopia is struggling to build the technical capacity, institutional coordination and affordable testing services its b...