African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4193

Full Length Research Paper

Challenges and opportunities for export trade facilitation practices in Ethiopia

Yimam Ousman Mohammed
  • Yimam Ousman Mohammed
  • Ondokuz Mayis University Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science, Department of Management,Samsun, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 16 January 2019
  •  Accepted: 04 May 2020
  •  Published: 30 November 2022

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