Dar es Salaam — Preparations towards the first Tanzania-Rwanda Business Forum have been completed, organisers have said.

A forum manager from Tanzania, Mr Hurbert Kissasi, told The Citizen via email from Kigali yesterday that everything was well on track for the event that is slated for Friday this week.

“So far, over 100 companies from both Tanzania and Rwanda have confirmed to take part in the event… .everything is going as earlier planned,” he said.

He said so far, over 50 companies from Tanzania and over 70 from Rwanda have confirmed their participation in the forum that goes with the theme of: “Strengthening Bilateral Trade & Investment Opportunities”.

The First Tanzania-Rwanda Trade Forum is organised jointly with the Rwanda Private Sector Federation, the Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, the Tanzania Trade Development Authority and the Tanzania Truck owners Association.

Participants will get a chance to engage in top quality business-to-business (B2B) discussions, a vital step towards improving trade ties between the countries.

“This offers the most cost effective means of sourcing products, services and information about companies from the two countries,” said Mr Kissasi.

The event offers participants with access to a highly targeted audience of fellow industry professionals and thus helps members of the business community in Tanzania a direct personal access to stakeholders from Rwanda.

New products, to be launched at the forum will be linked with conferences, exhibition and networking events.

The presence of senior government officials from both countries also offers members of the business community a direct access with decision makers.

Source: All Africa

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