Address challenges to improve business environment: TPSF

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  • Private Sector Foundation spells out a raft of proposals such as those on accessing capital and encouraging public-private partnerships to speed up economic growth

Dar es Salaam. The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) has called on the government to implement the Private Sector Development Policy, increase investment attractions, reduce procedures for new investments and improve the access to capital.

It also spoke on the importance of promoting and attracting more investments to agriculture, ending harsh treatment to investors, engaging the private sector in public-private partnership projects and having frequent business talks between the government and the business community.

That was said by TPSF chairman Salum Shamte in Dar es Salaam today.

The minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (Investment), Ms Angellah Kairuki, promised the business community that the policy implementation would start soon.

According to her, the government has prepared a comprehensive action plan to guide the implementation of the document.

After completing the task, her next top priorities would be conducting as many rounds of talks as possible with the private sector.

She also pledged to conduct an investment evaluation to know Tanzania has how many investors – local and foreign.

The government is also plans to establish one- stop investment centres in regions and districts.

"The centre will put together all regulatory bodies responsible for investment in local government level to attract more investments in district and regions," she said.

Mr Shamte said: "The business community contributes more than 75 per cent of the country's GDP. If the issues are to be well addressed, the Tanzanian economy will be led by the private sector."

According to him, during its 20 years of operating, TPSF has more than 200 members, with 96 companies in 14 industries, serving more than 5 million Tanzanians.