One of the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF)  Strategic Objectives is to facilitate communication, networking and flow of business information among members and facilitate business growth of the private sector through enhancing enterprise competitiveness - hence promote long term development of the private sector in Tanzania.

While there are huge opportunities to improve Tanzanian performance both in Foreign Direct Investments as well as export/imports etc, enormous challenges remain to unleash the full potential of these opportunities hence empower the Tanzanian business community to exploit them. In order to meet these challenges and meet its strategic objectives TPSF has been organizing and coordinating Local and International Trade and Investment Forums.

Trade Mission to New York City

 

TPSF organized a senior level business and trade mission to New York City and convened the 2nd Annual Investment Forum from 14th -22nd September, 2007. The mission was organized parallel with the visit to USA by H.E. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete, President of the United Republic of Tanzania.  The mission composing of  60 business community members needed to search for business opportunities in the U.S. This was also a follow-up mission to the first one which took place in September, 2006 and enabled Tanzanian businessmen to establish business acquaintances with US counterparts in New York, Los Angeles and Minneapolis. The Tanzania Investment Forum was hosted by J P Morgan, the World leading Investment Bank, on 18th September 2007.

 

Trade Mission to Germany
The Mission to Germany was organized in parallel with the visit to Hamburg, Germany by H.E. Amani Abeid Karume, President of Zanzibar who graced the Forum. The ultimate purpose of the Trade and Investment Missions was to enable the Tanzania Business Community to seek business partnership and or investments. The mission to Germany took place from the 12th-17th of February 2008 with a delegation of 45 members of the business community. The sector representations were energy and mining, tourism, agri- business, financial services, real estates, construction and engineering, infrastructure, real estate and education. A number of business deals and Memorandum of Understanding were signed.

China-Africa Business Forum-2008
The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) in collaboration with Tanzania Investment Centre, UNDP and China Africa Business Council (CABC) organized a China-Africa Business Forum 2008 which was held at Ngurdoto Mountain Lodge in Arusha on April 28-29 2008. The forum presented an opportunity to promote trade and investment between China and Africa

Trade, Business & Investment Mission to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda & Burundi-August 2008
The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) in collaboration with the Confederation of Tanzania Industries, Tanzania Chamber Of Commerce, Industries & Agriculture, Board of External Trade, the Tanzania Investment Centre and the Government of United Republic of Tanzania through the Ministry of East African Cooperation organised a senior level business and trade mission to Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda & Burundi.

The mission was a timely opportunity for Tanzanian firms as well as Entrepreneurs to penetrate the lucrative and fast growing markets in the Eat Africa region. We are optimistic that through this mission the Tanzanian business community were linked to their counterparts  through networking, exposure and initiation of business relationship, Joint Ventures/ Partnership/ Franchising/ Licensing, increased trade to/from the countries in East Africa region, direct foreign investment flows and technology/skills transfers.