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November 28, 2016

TPSF to get $400,000 for freight, logistics platform

TANZANIA Private Sector Foundation will receive a $400,000 grant from TradeMark Africa to support operations of a national platform launched in Dar es Salaam over the weekend to bring together policy makers and industry stakeholders to collectively tackle the challenges of the logistics and freight industry. Speaking during the launch of the platform, TMA Country […]

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November 25, 2016

PRIVATE SECTOR LAUNCH FREIGHT & LOGISTICS PLATFORM TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY OF LOGISTIC SERVICES IN TANZANIA

Tanzania’s demand for domestic transport is expected to increase by 16% in 2020 Dar es Salaam port throughput has increased from 7.4 million tons in 2007 to 14.26 million tons in 2014 with 18 million tons targeted for 2015/6 Logistics Performance Index for Tanzania shows a dramatic drop of 40 places while a survey by […]

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November 22, 2016

East Africa: SMEs to Get EAC Market Information

Arusha — Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) will now be able to access firsthand information on trade and investment opportunities across East African Community (EAC) member countries, thanks to a new initiative by youth focused non-governmental organization (NGO). The Vision for Youth has launched has launched a project known as “SokoMkononi” that aims to identify […]

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November 15, 2016

WOMEN TRADERS TO BENEFIT FROM TMA AID

TANZANIA, will benefit from a 12bn/- support (5.3 million US dollars) from TradeMark Africa (TMA) to empower women entrepreneurs to access the East African Community and international markets. The commitment was made by the TradeMark Africa, Country Director, Mr John Ulanga during a Validation Workshop for a Baseline Survey that was conducted to ascertain status […]

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November 14, 2016

WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS SET FOR SH12BN EMPOWERMENT

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will receive $5.3 million (about Sh12 billion) of TradeMark Africa’s (TMA) support for empowerment of women entrepreneurs, the regional not-for-profit company said yesterday. The money is meant to empower women entrepreneurs in Tanzania by helping them to get access to the wider markets across member states of the East African Community […]

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November 14, 2016

East African countries urged to end illegal fishing in Lake Victoria

In Summary The money is meant to empower women entrepreneurs in Tanzania by helping them to get access to the wider markets across member states of the East African Community (EAC), according to the director for TMA’s Tanzania branch, Mr John Ulanga. Dar es Salaam. Tanzania will receive $5.3 million (about Sh12 billion) of TradeMark […]

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July 20, 2016

AfDB Funds a Platform to Support Women Empowerment in 36 African Countries

On 15th of July 2016, the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved USD 12.4 million grant for a project called “50 million Women Speak” to create a networking platform dedicated to sub-Saharan women entrepreneurs. The grant will be spread between the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA), the East African Community (EAC) and the […]

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July 12, 2016

East Africa: Dons Back State Position On Economic Agreement Partnership

By Lydia Shekighenda Several scholars and economists have backed the government’s move to drop the Economic Agreement Partnership (EPA), saying it is in line with its priority of creating an industrialised economy. Interviewed by the ‘Sunday News’ separately in Dar es Salaam yesterday, they said that the move will not only protect domestic industries but […]

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June 23, 2016

East Africa: NTBs Still Hinder Rwandan Traders in the Region – PSF

Private Sector Federation (PSF) has pleaded for more comprehensive advocacy in the removal of trade barriers that continue to hamper free movement of goods and services in the region. Weighbridges, especially on Northern Corridor that connects Kigali to Mombasa port in Kenya, are still troubling transporters. “This is still a big challenge,” Stephen Ruzibiza, the […]

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June 20, 2016

Traders call for removal of NTBs on Northern Corridor route

Rwandan traders are pushing for the removal of all Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) along routes connecting Kigali to the East African coast to ease trade. This was highlighted on Thursday as East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) members met hoteliers, tour operators and transporters in an attempt to grasp the problems the latter face while doing business in the region. […]

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