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UK trade envoy visits Tanzania to boost investment ties

The United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy to East Africa, Ms Kate Osamor (left) and Tanzania’s High Commissioner to the UK, Mr Mbelwa Kairuki, during the inaugural East Africa Trade and Investment Forum held in London in May. PHOTO | FILE

By  The Citizen Reporter

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What you need to know:

  • Appointed to strengthen UK trade relations with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, Ms Osamor’s engagements during her visits include meetings with senior government officials, visits to UK-linked businesses, and discussions with private sector leaders, according to a statement from the British High Commission in Dar es Salaam

Dar es Salaam. The United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy to East Africa, Ms Kate Osamor MP, is in Tanzania from June 9 to 11, for her first official visit, aimed at deepening trade and investment ties between the two countries.

Appointed to strengthen UK trade relations with Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, Ms Osamor’s visit spans Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar.

Her engagements include meetings with senior government officials, visits to UK-linked businesses, and discussions with private sector leaders, according to a statement from the British High Commission in Dar es Salaam.

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The envoy is expected to meet the minister of Planning and Investment, visit Diageo’s Serengeti Breweries, Kazi Yetu Tea Factory and the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (ZIPA).

She will also attend a high-level reception marking His Majesty King Charles III’s birthday, and interact with firms such as Vodacom, MECCO, Kabanga Nickel and Propav at the British Business Group Trade Fair, the statement reads.

“The visit follows her participation in the inaugural East Africa Trade and Investment Forum (EATIF) held in London in May,” the statement reads in part.

At the forum, the UK Government announced two major initiatives through British International Investment (BII): a $100 million trade finance facility with Standard Chartered Bank to support businesses in Kenya and Tanzania—projected to facilitate $450 million in trade—and a Memorandum of Understanding between the Geological Survey of Tanzania and the British Geological Survey to support geological research and sustainable mining.

Tanzania’s delegation to EATIF included High Commissioner, Mr Mbelwa Kairuki, Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority Executive Director Mr Saleh Saad Mohamed, Ministry of Minerals Deputy PS Mr Msafiri Mbibo, and Tanzania Investment Centre Executive Director Mr Gilead Teri.

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