Phillips-Van Heusen (PVH) Corporation, an American clothing giant and owner of the Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Heritage brands – is setting its eyes on the upcoming manufacturing hub Ethiopia and has set 10 investment preconditions to the Government of Ethiopia. The prerequisites include consideration of tax incentives, logistics issues, priority for electricity power and getting a ready-made industrial park, suggest media reports. According to an Ethiopian daily, the officials have decided to form a government committee to review questions forwarded by PVH since some of the issues demand a policy reform. The government wants this company to take its project to Dire Dawa or Hawassa, the company however has expressed interest in the Bole Lemi Industrial Zone in Bole District.
