Tanzania's International Visibility Increased by Hosting Africa50 Forum
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- DAR ES SALAAM: TANZANIA’S hosting of the Africa50 General Shareholders Meeting (GSM) and Infra for Africa Forum has raised the country’s profile as a destination for infrastructure investment, while creating.
- The two-day high level gathering, held from August 5 to 6 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre (JNICC) in Dar es Salaam, brought together more than 1,200 senior government officials, financiers.
- Economic and Investment Banker Dr Hildebrand Shayo said the broader significance of the Africa50 forum lay in addressing Africa’s infrastructure deficit, which continues to constrain economic competitiveness and.
- He said Africa50 was moving beyond traditional financing models by supporting project development, mobilising domestic public and private capital and increasing investment in infrastructure across the continent.
- Speaking to the ‘Daily News’ after the forum, University of Dar es Salaam (UDSM) Associate Professor of Economics Dr Martin Chegere said hosting the continental gathering demonstrated Tanzania’s commitment to regional.