Tanzania tips balance of trade in its favour under Samia leadership
A Kenyan trader sells oranges imported from Tanzania. The country’s exports to Kenya reached almost $13 million for the first time in decades. PHOTO| FILE
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu has, over the past week, embarked on a promotion drive to attract investors and visitors to the country in efforts to revive the economy, amid positive sentiment that has recently tipped the balance of trade in favour of Dar es Salaam.
Terming herself a tour guide, President Samia has been taking a team of American filmmakers on a tour of the country’s major investment and tourism sites, setting the stage for what is billed as a high-profile international promotion that is expected to bring in the much-needed foreign investments and tourists. The US filmmakers will make a documentary titled Royal Tour, which she said will be launched in the US market and shown worldwide to market Tanzania.
