Ministry of Industry and Trade (Tanzania)

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Ministry of Industry and Trade
Wizara ya Viwanda na Uwezeshaji  (Swahili)
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction Government of Tanzania
HeadquartersDodoma University Front Compound, Dodoma
6°49′30″S39°17′2.5″E / 6.82500°S 39.284028°E / -6.82500; 39.284028 Coordinates: 6°49′30″S39°17′2.5″E / 6.82500°S 39.284028°E / -6.82500; 39.284028
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Website mit.go.tz

The Ministry of Industry and Trade is a government ministry of Tanzania. Its offices are located in Dar es Salaam. [1] The Minister is Kitila Mkumbo. [2]

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History

The Ministry was previously renamed to the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment under John Magufuli, seemingly absorbing the investment role previously undertaken by the Prime Minister's Office for Investment and Empowerment. In January 2019, the Prime Minister's office reabsorbed the responsibility for investments with the appointment of Angellah Jasmine Kairuki [3] to the new role. Following this, the Ministry renamed back to Industry and Trade.

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References

  1. MIT Contacts, Ministry of Industry and Trade Archived 2013-06-23 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Tanzanian president sacks industry minister, tax chief - Xinhua | English.news.cn". 2019-06-08. Retrieved 2019-09-11.
  3. "New investment docket announced as Magufuli makes mini reshuffle".