Assomac has, in collaboration with Spanish and Ethiopian organisations, planned a business meeting to be held at the Hotel Sheraton in Addis Ababa from October 4-8. The aim of the meeting, which is technically and financially supported by PRO€INVEST (www.proinvest-eu.org), is to bring European and Ethiopian businessmen in the leather sector together with a view to favouring initiatives of mutual interest for the Ethiopian export industry.

The organiser is: ASSOMAC, National Association of Italian Manufacturers of Footwear, Leathergoods and Tannery machines. [http://www.assomac.it]

The partners are: EIC Ethiopian Investment Commission; ETA Ethiopian Tanners Association; AEC Spanish Association of Footwear Component Manufacturing Industries [http://www.aeecc.com]

Technical partners are: CDE Centre for the Development of Enterprise [http://www.cde.int]; UNIDO [http://www.unido.org]; VDMA Garment and Leather Technology Association [http://www2.vdma.de]

Interested companies can contact economic@assomac.it