Traders from Rwanda have overshadowed Tanzanians at the 36th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
The Rwandan dealers have specialised in setting pavilions of handicraft products made in Rwanda.
They are said to have done enough preparations for setting pavilions to exhibit their commodities.
Commodities on exhibition ranged from clothing materials, foot-ware, computer accessories, electric and electronic equipment, building materials to various forms of cellphones and automobile spare parts.
Chinese traders have also meticulously presented their pavilions and products at the famous Kikwete ground, which was occupied by the Tanzania Health and Social Welfare ministry in 2011, is now occupied by Chinese dealers who have erected over 50 pavilions.
Tanzania’s acting director general of TanTrade, Samuel Mvingira, says the Chinese had fielded more than 20 companies adding that, “This time there are many Chinese and Rwandese exhibitors.
In fact, they have overtaken others in terms of preparations.
There are some exhibitors from China that have failed to occupy pavilion spaces.”
Mvingira said, Tanzanians did not show up in big numbers, including private and public institutions.
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