TanTrade to harness regional trade at DITF

Mr Charles Mwijage, the minister for Industry, Trade and Investment

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The event, first of its kind, will take place during the 41th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) set to commence tomorrow to July 8, this year at Mwl Julius Nyerere grounds.

Dar es Salaam. In a bid to strengthen businesses within East Africa, the Tanzania Trade Development Authority (Tantrade) has organised a day for businessmen from those countries to meet and discuss business.

The event, first of its kind, will take place during the 41th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair (DITF) set to commence tomorrow to July 8, this year at Mwl Julius Nyerere grounds.

According to Mr Charles Mwijage, the minister for Industry, Trade and Investment, EAC businessmen will meet on July 6, with a view of discussing business and how to improve their products so that can compete at international markets.

Also, during the exhibition, a special pavilion known as Business to Business (B2B) has been set. He said aim of the pavilion is to link Tanzania businessmen to others from different countries on how they can improve their businesses.     

The minister said more than 2,500 participants and 30 countries have confirmed to take part.