MORE than 2,000 industries have been registered in a period of one year from November 2015 to November, 2016, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Dr Adelhelm Meru, has said.
The PS said the fifth phase government’s
goal to build an industrial driven economy are on the right track since
there are good signs on the establishment and revival of industries
across the country. Dr Meru was speaking on a local TV station on his
ministry’s performance.
He added that the government is also
setting good environment for doing business through modernising and
simplifying businesses registration processes. According to Dr Meru, the
government, through the Business Registrations and Licensing Agency
(BRELA), will start online registration services from April 1, next
year.
“We are now putting things in order, by
March this year everything will be in place and starting April 1, 2017,
all companies will be registered online,” he said. Dr Meru said the
number of industries that have been registered in the past 12 months
shows the government’s, investors and other stakeholders’ commitment in
establishing and developing industries in the country.
He said a total of 114 industries have
been registered through Tanzania Investment Centre, 64 have been listed
through BRELA, 22 under Export Processing Zones Authority (EPZA), seven
under National Development Corporation (NDC) and 1,830 have been logged
under Small Industries Development Organisation (SIDO).
“A total of 2,030 industries, mostly
being small industries have been registered in only one year, this means
we are doing very well and probably we are going to realise our goal,”
he said.
The study conducted on the number and
employment opportunities in local industries, shows that by the year
2013 there were 49,243 industries in Tanzania. The study shows that 99
percent are small and medium scale industries while the big industries
make one percent of all industries in the country.
Yesterday, Dr Meru said that the one
percent comprise seven industries that provide employment to more than
45 people and 80 industries provide employment to more than 100 people.
“When we talk about big industries, we refer to those which provide
employment to a big number of people.
Those which offer employment to more
than 100 people are 80 and those which provide employment to more than
45 people are seven,” he said. Dr Meru said with the current government
plans, it is obvious the industrial sector is going to grow and create
more employment opportunities.
“We believe that our current plans are
going to work very well, as we can see more than 2,000 industries have
been registered in one year.
This means more jobs are going to be
created and thus our economy is going to grow as well,” he noted. On
infrastructure, Dr Meru said industrial economy goes along with
improvement and strengthening of infrastructure. He said so far all
roads are reliable and passable across the country.
He added that the government is
currently embarking on the construction of new standard gauge railway,
which will help boost the growth of industries by transporting both raw
materials and products from industries to various destinations.
The revival of the national carrier, Air
Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), by purchasing new aircraft is another
crucial step in boosting the economy. The construction of new port at
Bagamoyo and many other improvements are all set to stimulate industrial
growth in the country.
On attracting investors, Dr Meru said
the government is doing everything in its powers to ensure there are
good environment for both local and foreign investors. He said BRELA,
EPZA and TIC are being encouraged and supported to fulfill their duties
efficiently.
“The government has established one stop service centre at TIC. This helps investors to register their businesses on time
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