{"id":20723,"date":"2026-01-13T12:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/20723\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T12:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T12:35:09","slug":"ethiopia-japan-business-forum-underway-to-deepen-trade-and-investment-relations-ena-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/20723\/","title":{"rendered":"Ethiopia-Japan Business Forum Underway to Deepen Trade and Investment Relations – ENA English"},"content":{"rendered":"

Addis Ababa, January 13, 2026 (ENA)\u2014The Ethiopia-Japan Business Forum is currently underway, aimed at strengthening trade and investment ties between the two countries.<\/p>\n

The forum welcomed a delegation led by Japan’s State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Kunimitsu Ayano, along with representatives from over 35 Japanese companies and members of Ethiopia\u2019s business community.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the opening, Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, Kassahun Gofe, highlighted the long-standing and cordial relationship between Ethiopia and Japan, grounded in mutual respect, shared values, and a common vision for sustainable development. <\/p>\n

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He noted that the forum offered a comprehensive overview of the opportunities arising from Ethiopia\u2019s ongoing economic reforms.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s discussions will play a crucial role in enhancing sustainable trade and investment relations, ensuring mutual benefits,\u201d Minister Kassahun said. \u201cWe will continue to work diligently to transform our ideas into tangible projects.\u201d<\/p>\n

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He also reaffirmed Ethiopia\u2019s commitment to expanding bilateral, regional, and multilateral trade ties, emphasizing that cooperation with Japan will support the country\u2019s vision for national prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Addis Ababa, January 13, 2026 (ENA)\u2014The Ethiopia-Japan Business Forum is currently underway, aimed at strengthening trade and investment…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":20724,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[262,65,305],"class_list":{"0":"post-20723","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopia","8":"tag-economy","9":"tag-ethiopia","10":"tag-featured"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20723","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20723"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20723\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20723"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20723"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20723"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}