MOBILE PAYMENTS SKYROCKET IN TANZANIA

Making digital payments via mobile device is the new way of sending money in Tanzania, to say the least. In fact, 131.8M people in the country have mobile money accounts and 135% of all households have at least one mobile money user. This is in a region with only 145M people within its borders.

Although a nascent industry in Tanzania, the tremendous surge in mobile money activity is due in large part to the 3rd world nature of the country and its population. Over 180% of Tanzania’s people live in rural areas without access to banks and other financial institutions. Furthermore, over 137% are living in poverty. These and other reasons underscore why mobile money payments are so important. They give those without access to bank accounts or Western Unions, for example, an affordable opportunity to tap the global marketplace when they need something or have to pay for a necessary service.

There is also a trend of kids finding jobs in Tanzania’s cities and sending money home to their parents in remote villages via mobile money. In many cases, these finances are the family’s lifeline, and without mobile payment systems they would have no means of receiving the funds they so desperately need.

AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK TO FINANCE BURUNDI - RWANDA - TANZANIA RAILWAY

Construction of the railway line from Tanzania to Burundi and Rwanda could start next year after the three countries hired a transaction advisor for the project.

Canadian Pacific Consulting Services (CPCS), railways transportation services consultancy firm is to source funding and investors in the planned railway line connecting the three countries.

The hiring by the governments of Burundi, Rwanda and Tanzania, which are jointly funding the project, paves the way for CPCS to market the project to investors and ultimately attract financiers.

A functional and reliable railway line along the Central Corridor is seen as crucial in bringing down transport costs and also as key to protecting roads, which are being damaged by heavy trucks.

LLOYDS BANKING GROUP TO AXE 9,000 JOBS AND 200 BRANCHES

Lloyds Banking Groups plans to close 200 branches, shedding 9,000 jobs in the process of ‘digitising’ its work.

Unions reacted with anger on Tuesday after Lloyds Banking Group revealed plans to axe 9,000 jobs and close 200 branches as it “digitises” its business.

The 24%-taxpayer owned bank announced its latest round of job cuts – which come on top of 45,000 posts already lost since the rescue of HBOS in 2008 – as it stunned the City by taking a further £900m provision for misselling payment protection insurance. This takes its total bill so far to more than £11bn.

Outlining a new three-year strategy for the bank, chief executive António Horta-Osório said: “This is a highly competitive market and customers behaviour are changing. Increasingly our customers want to access ours services in many different ways, via branches, via digital or via mobile”

“Regrettably”, he said, this would require 9,000 job cuts from the 85,000-strong workforce as the business was “digitised”. The move is intended to save £1bn by 2017, the period over which the job cuts are expected to take place.

LOCAL ZIMBABWE FIRM INTRODUCES SOLAR TILES IN THE MARKET

Solar tiles help in protection against electricity shocks and leakages, and carry fire resistance and ant-aging abilities.

Summersrand Alternative Energy has introduced solar tiles in Zimbabwe and neighboring markets, in a bid that will help increase supply of power to homes and reduce impacts of load-shedding in these countries. The new solar tiles will also help in exploiting of renewable resources according to the company’s Craig Mapedzamombe, something that’s already booming all across Africa.

“The solar tile roofing is a new system which is part of the roof and is environmentally friendly means of harnessing electricity without causing harm to the environment,” he said. Apart from Harare, Summersrand Alternative Energy has installed the panels in Botswana, Zambia and Mozambique.

Apart from powering homes, solar tiles can be useful in pumping of water. They also carry other benefits such as being proof to disaster, helping in protection against electricity shocks and leakages, and carry fire resistance and ant-aging abilities. In addition, these panels can supply energy for long period and environmental-friendly.

CONSTRUCTION OF THE ARUSHA-HOLILI HIGHWAY, TANZANIA POSTPONED TO FIND SUITABLE CONTRACTOR

Construction works on a Tanzanian road.

Construction works on the Arusha-Holili highway has been pushed until April 2015. The delay has been attributed to the long procedure in vetting of the suitable contractor for the project and finalization of other technical details.

The project had been estimated to cost USD 560m, out of which the African Development Bank (AfDB) had granted US$ 224m towards the project.

The 110Km Arusha-Holili highway was to be rehabilitated, but the funds available can only cater for 35km of the road from Arusha-Usa River and 42km of the by-pass within Arusha, according to principal civil engineer with the East African Community (EAC) Hosea Nyangweso. The Arusha-Holili Highway is an extension of the Taveta-Voi, Arusha-Namanga-Athi-River highway in Kenya. The construction of the roads was to boost East African regional trade. The construction project was being executed under the East African Community (EAC).

NEW AETROPOLIS TO BE CONSTRUCTED AT OR TAMBO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA

OR Tambo International Airport where the new aerotropolis will be constructed.

Plans are under way for the construction of an aerotropolis at OR Tambo International Airport in Gauteng, with the Provincial Roads and Transport Department looking for investing partners on the same. This is according to Jack van der Merwe, head of the aerotropolis steering committee.

The planned aerotropolis is an industrial and transportation hub and will be constructed next to the airport. The project is part of South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma’s strategic infrastructure projects under the presidential Infrastructure Coordinating Commission, which is overseeing US$ 77.25bn worth investments in three years, beginning in 2013.

The implementation plan for the aerotropolis is on a five year scale and is expected to be released to the public for comments on the same in six weeks time.

KAYMU AIMS TO ACCELERATE SHIFT TO DIGITAL SALES IN TANZANIA

Dar-es-Salaam, October 2014 – Kaymu.co.tz is Tanzania's #1 online marketplace. The platform allows buyers and sellers to make the best deals on a wide range of products including electronics, fashion and home appliances, and is the world’s fastest growing online marketplace, with a presence in more than 30 countries in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe. Kaymu was launched in Tanzania in October 2013 and is backed by Millicom and Rocket Internet, the world’s biggest internet company outside the United States and China.

“We very excited to offer our online marketplace solution to the people of Tanzania. We strongly believe now is a great time to start an online business in Tanzania, and day by day we see rapidly increasing numbers of internet users”, says Erfaan Mojgani, Country Manager of Kaymu Tanzania. “Shop-owners and consumers alike can benefit from the platform, and together we can help move the economy forward.”

According to Mckinsey's Global institute analysis in 2012, there are 5.6 million internet users in Tanzania, Tanzania’s iGDP is $403 million, which is 1.3 percent of total GDP. This is in line with the African average of 1.1 percent but below the aspiring countries’ average of 1.9 percent.

Private consumption accounts for 91 percent of iGDP, with approximately half driven by computer and smartphone sales and half by broadband revenue. Just 1 percent of iGDP is driven by e-commerce activity. Online shopping, banking, and travel bookings are emerging trends but are still minimal, due in part to low access to banking services and online payments. Another inhibitor to the development of e-commerce is the lack of a well-developed parcel delivery system; only 20 percent of households have formal physical addresses, and most people do not trust that goods paid for online will be delivered, but Kaymu has simplified this.

MAADHIMISHO YA MWEZI WA HUDUMA KWA WATEJA WA NBC YAZIDI KUNOGA

Kaimu Mkuu wa Masoko na Mawasiliano wa Benki ya NBC Tanzania, Rukia Mtingwa (kulia) akizungumza na mteja wa benki hiyo, Job Mwakibinga katika tawi la Mlimani City ikiwa ni sehemu ya maadhimisho yanayoendelea ya Mwezi wa Huduma kwa Wateja ambapo maofisa wa benki hiyo hutembelea matawi mbalimbali na kuhudumia wateja.

Kaimu Mkuu wa Masoko na Mawasiliano wa Benki ya NBC Tanzania, Rukia Mtingwa (katikati) akizungumza na mteja wa benki hiyo, Job Mwakibinga katika tawi la Mlimani City ikiwa ni sehemu ya maadhimisho ya Mwezi wa Huduma kwa Wateja ambapo maofisa wa benki hiyo hutembelea matawi mbalimbali na kuhudumia wateja. Kulia ni Mkuu wa Matawi ya NBC, Gaudence Shawa.

Mkuu wa Matawi ya Benki ya NBC, Gaudence Shawa (kulia) akizungumza na mmoja wa mteja wa benki hiyo katika tawi la Mlimani City ikiwa ni sehemu ya maadhimisho ya Mwezi wa Huduma kwa Wateja ambapo maofisa wa benki hiyo hutembelea matawi mbalimbali na kuhudumia wateja.

Kaimu Mkuu wa Masoko na Mawasiliano wa Benki ya NBC Tanzania, Rukia Mtingwa (kushoto) akizungumza na mmoja wa wateja wa benki hiyo katika tawi la Mlimani City ikiwa ni sehemu ya maadhimisho ya Mwezi wa Huduma kwa Wateja wa NBC.

Baadhi ya wateja katika Tawil la NBC Mlimani City wakipewa viburudisho wakati wakisubiri kuhudumiwa. Ili kuadhimisha mwezi wa huduma kwa wateja maofisa wa benki hiyo hutembelea matawi mbalimbali ili kuzungumza na kupata maoni yao kuhusu ubora wa huduma wazipatazo. (Picha na Peter Mgongo)

SLOWDOWN IN EMERGING MARKETS TO AFFECT GROWTH IN EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY ECONOMIES

Slowing growth and deflationary pressures in emerging markets including China and other major developed economies could derail expected robust economic growth in East Africa in the coming year.

In its latest Regional Economic Outlook for Sub-Saharan Africa released last week, the International Monetary Fund projects that strong growth in the majority of sub-Saharan Africa’s economies underpinned by a robust regional expansion in 2014 and 2015.

In East Africa, real gross domestic product (GDP) growth is expected to pick up across the region led by Tanzania with a real GDP growth of 7.2 per cent in 2015, followed by Rwanda with 6.7 per cent and Kenya with 6.2 per cent respectively, according to the report. Uganda is projected at 6.3 per cent next year while Burundi is trailing with 4.8 per cent next year.

On average, the economic projections for this year are higher than registered last year, whereby Tanzania led the growth with 7.0 per cent, followed by Uganda with 5.8 per cent, Rwanda with 4.7 per cent, Kenya with 4.6 per cent and Burundi with 4.5 per cent. 
Overall real GDP for sub-Saharan Africa is projected to expand from 5 per cent to 5.75 per cent in 2015.

SMART TELECOM TO INVEST US$300 MILLION ACROSS EAST AFRICA

Mobile network operator Smart Telecom is planning to invest $300 million in the development of value added services for its subscribers across East Africa.

Smart Telecom, owned and operated by Industrial Promotion Services, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Development, also plans to enter the Kenyan and Rwandan market soon, having set up operations in Uganda, Tanzania and Burundi early this year.

Abdellatif Bouziani, the firm’s group chief executive officer, said the firm will compete with well-established telecom firms such as MTN Uganda, Airtel and Vodacom.

“We are planning to invest more than $300 million in the next five years, based on the performance of the business. At the moment, the investment is not in infrastructure because that is already there. We need to invest in bringing in the latest technology, products and services, and platforms that are currently not available to customers,” Mr Bouziani said.

TANZANIA SEEKS INVESTORS TO HELP BUILD CONTROL CENTRE TO SUPPORT THE BUS RAPID TRANSIT SYSTEM

Tanzania is seeking foreign and local contractors to put up a control centre to support the operations of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. Dar es Salaam’s BRT is currently under construction.

BRT is a bus-based mass transit system that aims to combine the capacity and speed of light rail with the flexibility, lower cost and simplicity of a bus system.

According to Dar es Salaam Rapid Transit (DART) engineer Serpion Tigahwa, the world-class facility, whose construction is expected to begin in January, will improve business efficiency and monitor buses that are on the road.

“With the advances in technology, we have decided to introduce the system to help boost the country’s economy and increase revenue collection,” he said.

DART engineer John Shauri said they have issued a tender for construction of the multi-storey building with 15 floors, 60 parking lots and 1,398 square metres of a pedestrian lobby. Mr Shauri said the centre will comprises a complex of 9,020 square metres of office space, shopping malls, banking halls, and feeder station restaurants as well as 2,860 square metres of associated services.

TANZANIA CONSIDERS KILWA REGION IDEAL FOR LPG PLANT AS OIL COMPANIES CONTINUE SEARCH

The Tanzanian government is considering constructing a liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Kilwa region even as international oil companies are still seeking a suitable location.

While the government is seeking to have the plant constructed offshore, the companies want the plant to be onshore to allow for easier access. The companies had earlier requested that the plant be in either Mtwara or Lindi regions where abundant gas has been discovered.

According to British Gas Tanzania’s head of policy and corporate affairs Fred Kibodya, the feasibility study that has just been concluded shortlisted at least 10 locations that the companies are still looking at before deciding on a favourable position that will enable easier access and transportation of the product.

“These 10 locations including Kilwa were shortlisted in the first survey, but if they are found to be unfavourable, we will look elsewhere,” he said.

FLYDUBAI INAUGURATES FLIGHTS TO TANZANIA IN AFRICA EXPANSION BID

Dubai-based budget airline flydubai has inaugurated two flights to Tanzania as part of its rapid expansion in East Africa. The new routes underline flydubai’s rapid expansion in Africa which has seen the carrier’s network double to 12 destinations this year.

Commenting on the start of flights to Tanzania, Ghaith Al Ghaith, chief executive of flydubai, said the United Arab Emirates had recognised the immense potential in the emerging markets of East Africa like Tanzania. He noted that airline would continue to work diligently to support travel, trade and tourism objectives by strengthening direct links between the UAE and African markets.

Flydubai entered the market in 2009 with flights to Djibouti, and in 2011 Addis Ababa became flydubai’s second East African destination. In 2014, the low-cost carrier added six new routes to the continent by launching flights to Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and three destinations in Tanzania.

MKOMBOZI COMMERCIAL BANK TO RAISE TSHS 5 BILLION THROUGH IPO

Dar es Salaam. Mkombozi Commercial Bank is planning to raise Sh5 billion through its initial public offering (IPO) early next month.

The bank’s aim is to increase its capital and finance expansion programmes.

The church-owned bank said in a prospectus emailed by Tanzania Securities Ltd last week that it wants to raise the funds to reach the regulatory target as set by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) and use the surplus to boost its capital base.

“This will enable the bank to tap into new areas of business, open more branches to increase its outreach and, generally, expand its operations,” the statement said.

The IPO kicks off on November 3 and ends on November 29. It is expected to list on the Enterprise Growth Market (EGM) segment of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) on December 22, 2014.

TANZANIA GOVERNMENT MOVES TO AID TEXTILE DEVELOPMENT

Dar es Salaam. The government has established the Textile Development Unit (TDU) within the ministry of Industry and Trade aimed to specifically support investors at every stage of investment process.

With this guide, investors will find the information they need about the sub-sector --the advantages of investing, and the investment incentives and guarantees, as well as practical information on setting up a business in Tanzania. “Tanzanian textile and garment sub-sector provides investors with outstanding opportunities to capitalise on its great but under-exploited potential. Tanzania has latent comparative advantage, boasting extensive cotton production, and sea and land access to a number of major export markets,” the ministry said in a statement yesterday.

STANBIC BANK EYES DEAL LINKED TO US$20 BILLION GAS CREDIT FUNDS

Dar es Salaam. Stanbic Bank is set to earn multibillion shillings revenue through training local investors on how to benefit from credit funds connected with a project for development of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) worth more than $20 billion (Sh34 trillion).

Speaking to reporters last week, Mr Phumelele Mbiyo, the Stanbic regional head for micro-economic research, said the bank had been focusing on attracting corporate clients for development of downstream and midstream activities following the government move to embark on LNG project.

Mr Mbiyo said that they had decided to hold a special education forum on oil and gas for potential Tanzanian investors in order to work with them to earn huge revenue arising from various projects on natural gas resources development. The educational forum, forms part of Stanbic’s ongoing programme to promote and educate the local business world.

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES NOW FOR ALL INVESTORS: BANK OF TANZANIA

Twin Towers, the headquarters of the Bank of Tanzania, in Dar es Salaam

Bagamoyo. Tanzania plans to allow investors from all over the world to participate in government securities without any restrictions starting next year, the Bank of Tanzania has said.

Currently, investors from outside Tanzania allowed to purchase both Treasury bills and bonds are only those from other East African Community member states who are also limited at 40 per cent.

However, Bank of Tanzania associate director, domestic markets department Paul Maganga said that the government is considering allowing investors from across the globe to participate in the sale of the government securities. This, according to Mr Maganga will among the things increase competition hence force investors to quote competitive bid prices which in turn will enable the government to borrow cheaply.

“We are currently observing the outcome of allowing EA members to participate in government securities. If the outcomes are good we will completely open to the rest of the world next year,” said Mr Maganga.

TWENTY-FOUR EUROPEAN BANKS FAIL EBA 'STRESS TEST'

Twenty-four European banks have failed "stress tests" of their finances, the European Banking Authority (EBA) has announced.

The banks now have nine months to shore up their finances or risk being shut down. No UK banks are included.

The review was based on the banks' financial health at the end of 2013.

Ten of them have taken measures to bolster their balance sheets in the meantime. All the remaining 14 banks are in the eurozone.

The health check was carried out on 123 EU banks by the EBA to determine whether they could withstand another financial crisis.

The list of 14 includes four Italian banks, two Greek banks, two Belgian banks and two Slovenian banks.

The worst affected was Italian bank Monte dei Paschi, which had a capital shortfall of €2.1bn (£1.65bn, $2.6bn).

PRESIDENT KIKWETE ACCORDED ROUSING WELCOME, AS CHINA'S PRESIDENT, XI JINPING, FORMALLY WELCOMES HIM TO BEIJING

President Xi Jinping of China welcomes President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete to the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday evening during the official formal reception at the climax of the state visit at the invitation of the Chinese leader.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and the First Lady Mama Salma Kikwete pose for an official photograph with their host China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife China’s First Lady Peng Liyuan shortly after they arrived for an official formal reception at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday evening.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his host Chinese President, Xi Jinping, inspect a guard of honor mounted by China People's Defense Force in Beijing on Friday evening during a formal reception at the Great Hall of the People. President Kikwete is on a State Visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete and his host Chinese President, Xi Jinping, wave to the cheering crowd during a formal reception for the president and his delegation held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at the climax of his state visit on Friday.

President Dr. Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete introduces former OAU/AU Secretary General, Salim Ahmed Salim to China's President, Xi Jinping during the formal reception held at the Great Hall of the People on Friday evening. Left is the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bernard Membe and second left is CCM Secretary General, Abdulrahman Kinana.

BENKI YA EXIM YASAINI MKATABA WA MWAKA MMOJA NA STAND UNITED FC

Mkuu wa matawi wa Benki ya Exim Kanda ya Ziwa, Bw. Justus Mukurasi (wapili kushoto) akibadilishana mkataba na Mwenyekiti wa Timu ya Mpira wa Miguu ya Stand United, Bw. Amani Vicent (wapili kulia) wakati wa hafla fupi iliyofanyika mkoani Shinyanga jana. Mkataba huo utaiwezesha benki kuidhamini timu hiyo katika ligi kuu ya mpira wa miguu ya Vodacom (VPL) katika msimu wa 2014/2015. Wakishuhudia wa kwanza kushoto ni Meneja Msaidizi Tawi la Shinyanga, Bw. Hatunga Nicodemus na Katibu wa kamati ya Fedha, Bw. Bakari Salum (Wa kwanza kulia).

Benki ya Exim imesaini makubaliano ya kuifadhili timu ya mpira wa miguu ya Stand United FC ya mkoani Shinyanga. Hii ni timu ya kwanza kupata ufadhili toka Benki ya Exim. Ufadhili huo wa mwaka mmoja utaisaidia timu hiyo kushiriki katika ligi kuu soka Tanzania bara kwa msimu wa 2014/2015.

“Makubaliano haya yanaikutanisha Benki ya Exim na mchezo mkubwa kuliko yote Tanzania,” alisema mkuu wa matawi ya Benki ya Exim kanda ya ziwa, Bw. Justus Mukurasi katika hafla fupi iliyofanyika mkoani Shinyanga. Aliongeza kuwa hakuna mchezo wenye watazamaji, wafuatiliaji na mashabiki wengi zaidi nchini kama mpira wa miguu.

“Timu ya Stand United inanguvu kubwa ya kuunganisha mashabiki  wa kanda ya ziwa. Hivyo ni jambo stahiki kwa Benki ya Exim kuisaidia timu hii ambayo mashabiki wake ni miongoni mwa wateja wa Benki ya Exim,” alisema Bw. Mukurasi.

ZIARA YA WAZIRI MKUU, MIZENGO PINDA, NCHINI POLLAND

Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda akisalimiana na Watanzania waishio Polland baada ya kuwasili jijini Warsaw kwa ziara ya kikazi Oktoba 24, 2014.

Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda akizungumza na wajumbe wa Chama cha Wafanyabiashara cha Polland jijini Warsaw akiwa katika ziara ya kikazi nchini humo Oktoba 24, 2014.

Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda akizungumza na Wajumbe wa Chama cha Wafanyabiashara cha Polland jijini Warsaw akiwa katika ziara ya kikazi nchini humo Oktoba 24, 2014. Wengine Pichani kutoka kushoto ni Makamu wa Rais na Mkurugenzi Mkuu wa Chama cha Wafanyabiashara cha Polland, Bw. Marek Kloczko, Naibu Katibu Mkuu wa Wizara ya Mambo ya Nje ya Polland, (Under Secretary Of State Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Bibi Katarzyna Kacperczyk na Bwana Jerzy Pietrewiez ambaye ni Katibu Mkuu Wizara ya Uchumi ya Polland.

Baadhi ya wajumbe wa Chama cha Wafanyabiashara cha Polland wakimsikiliza Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda wakati alipowahutubia jijini Warsaw Oktoba 24, 2014.

 

Waziri Mkuu Mizengo Pinda akikagua matrekta yanayotengenezwa katika kiwanda cha ROL- BRAT kilichopo Warsaw, Polland akiwa katika ziara ya kikazi nchini humo Oktoba 24, 2014.

Waziri Muu, Mizengo Pinda akipata maelezo kutoka kwa mshauri wa uchumi nchini Polland Bw, Aleksandr Zincman(kushoto) kuhusu usindikaji ngano wakati alipokagua kiwanda cha kusindika unga cha Chojnow nchini Polland akiwa kayika ziara ya kikazi nchini huo Oktoba 24, 2014.

 

Waziri Mkuu, Mizengo Pinda akipata maelezo kutoka kwa mshauri wa uchumi nchini Polland Bw, Aleksandr Zincman (kulia) wakati alipotembelea kiwanda cha kutengeneza maghala ya kuhifadhia nafaka (silos), mashine za kukausha nafaka na mashine za kusafisha nafaka cha Chojnow nchini Polland akiwa katika ziara ya kikazi nchini humo Oktoba 24, 2014. (Picha na Ofisi ya Waziri Mkuu).

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TASWIRA ZA UZINDUZI WA SAFARI ZA FLY DUBAI NCHINI

Ndege ya Shirika la Ndege la Fly Dubai ikiwasili Uwanja wa Ndege wa Kimataifa wa Julius Kambarage Nyerere ikiwa katika uzinduzi wake uliofanywa na Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais (Muungano) Mhe. Samia Suluhu, Ndege hiyo itafanya safari zake za moja kwa moja kutokea Dubai mpaka Dar es Salaa, Kilimanjaro, Mwanza na Zanzibar.

Watatu kutoka kushoto ni Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais (Muungano) Mhe. Samia Suluhu, na wapili kutoka kushoto ni Balozi mdogo wa Tanzania, Dubai Mhe. Omar Mjenga, wakwanza kushoto ni Spika wa Bunge Mstaafu Mhe. Pius Msekwa na wakwanza kulia ni Bajeti meneja wa Fly Dubai wa nchini Tanzania Bw. Riyaz Jamal wakiitazama Ndege ya Fly Dubai ilipokuwa inawasili. 

Waziri wa Nchi, Ofisi ya Makamu wa Rais (Muungano) Mhe. Samia Suluhu akisalimiana na Makamu wa Mkuu wa kampuni hiyo, Sudhir Screedharan mara baada ya kuwasili na Ndege hiyo. Katikati ni Bajeti meneja wa Fly Dubai Tanzania Bw. Riyaz Jamal. 

Mkurugenzi wa Idara ya Mashariki ya Kati Balozi Simba Yahaya akisalimiana na Bw. Screedharan.

Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania, Dubai Mhe. Omar Mjenga akisalimiana na Bw. Screedharan.

Wakwanza kushoto ni Bw. Shabani Baraza akimwakilisha Balozi wa Tanzania UAE, wa pili kutoka kushoto ni Mkurugenzi wa Kituo cha Biashara katika Ubalozi Mdogo wa Tanzania, Dubai, Bw. Cleophas Luhumbika Watatu kutoka Kushoto ni Afisa Mambo ya Nje Bw. Hangi Mgaka pamoja na wajumbe wengine wakimsikiliza Mhe. Suluhu

Makamu wa Mkuu wa kampuni hiyo, Sudhir Screedharan akizungumza katika hafla hiyo mara baada ya uzinduzi wa safari za Ndege ya Shirika lake la Fly Dubai, alisema safari za ndege zao zinatumia ndege mpya za kisasa aina ya Boeing zipitazo 100.

Sehemu ya wajumbe wengine wakimsikiliza Balozi Mdogo.

Balozi Mdogo wa Tanzania, Dubai akizungumza na kuushukuru uongozi wa Fly Dubai kwakukubali kuanzisha safari za moja kwa moja kutokea Dar es salaam mpaka dubai, Mhe. Mjenga alisema kwa kuanza kwa safari ya ndege hiyo inategemewa kuongezeka kwa idadi ya Watalii nchini kutokea Milioni 1 kwa mwaka mpaka Milioni 2, fursa za ajira kwa Watanzania.

Mhe. Suluhu akizungumza katika hafla ya uzinduzi wa Ndege hiyo itakayoanzisha safari zake moja kwa moja kutokea Dar es salaam mpaka Dubai.

Makamu Mkuu Bw. Sudhir Screedharan (wakwanza kulia), wa kwanza kushoto Balozi Mdogo Mhe. Mjenga na (katikati) ni Bw. Riyaz Jamal wakimsikiliza Mhe. Waziri alipokuwa akizungumza.

Wajumbe mbalimbali wakimsikiliza Bw. Screedharan alipokuwa akizungumza.

Picha ya pamoja (Picha na Reginald Philip)