As a businessman who regularly uses Dar port, news that it is undergoing a major overhaul is welcome.

Nothing pleases people like me as encountering efficiency without any hassles to speak of.

It is always even better when there is very little filling out of forms and things like that.

Transportation bottlenecks are what makes many of our goods expensive.

Delays severely affect cash flow. That is why the Tanzania government and development partners must congratulated for this port project.

I have also been closely following the work being done by TradeMark Africa (TMA). They too deserve a pat on their back for the way they are going about easing regional trade flow bottlenecks.

I think when our logistics improves then the region can become more competitive, especially compared to the rest of Africa.

However although corruption is in many cases reduced, it will not go away.

This is something all governments must stay focused on and stamp out another factor that keeps the costs of doing business high. For many of us, the East African Community is the basis of a possible transformation into a modern industrial hub.

Source: East African Business Week

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