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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 […]
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 […]
Patience Mutesi, the Country Director for Trademark East Africa. / Timothy . Kisambira Patience Mutesi, the Country Director for Trademark East Africa (TMA), says one of the organisation’s goals is to work with various partners like PROFEMMES Twese Hamwe to help women entrepreneurs get access to credit. The agency which was created to facilitate trade and […]
In order to better gain from the East African Community regional integration opportunities, it’s imperative for all the segments of people to understand the concept of “Integration”, what it means and how it would change people lives. It’s in this regard that the Private Sector Federation in collaboration with the Chamber of Women Entrepreneurs and […]
FUNDING of entrepreneurial ventures will feature prominently in the maiden East African Business and Entrepreneurship Conference and Exhibition, which is slated for October 10 in Nairobi, Kenya. The three-day event, organised by the East African Business Council, in partnership with national investment agencies in the East African Community, will also throw a special look on […]
By Appolonia Uwanziga Women involved in informal cross-border trade on the Rwanda-Uganda border at Gatuna have called for more sensitisation on tax policies and the opportunities presented by the regional market. Aline Muhawenimana, a trader at Gatuna border, said; “Informal cross-border traders still need assistance on the existing tax and trade regulations to be able […]
By Stephen Otage Kampala — Industrialist Maggie Kigozi has urged Ugandan women business leaders to harness business incentives that regional governments have provided to expand their businesses beyond borders. Speaking at a regional symposium and recognition awards dinner for the most influential women in business and the government last Friday, Ms Kigozi said one of […]
Regional governments have been urged to give more support to women in business to enhance entrepreneurship and ensure equitable and sustainable development. Mary Muthoni, the chairperson of Women in Business Committee at Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KNCCI), said women entrepreneurs have limited access to affordable credit, and lack skills required to provide […]
The Dutch government and Trade Mark East Africa (TMA) have committed to improve the financial fortunes of women in East Africa’s cross-border trade. Through the ‘Women in Trade’ programme, the Netherlands authorities aim to reach 25,000 women in Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Burundi by the end of this year. Trade Mark has […]
Nairobi, 21 July: TradeMark Africa (TMA) today hosted the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, H.E. Lilianne Ploumen at a women and trade fair in Nairobi. The fair showcased work of women beneficiaries from the Dutch funded East African Women and Trade programme. The US$ 4.5 […]