At the Strategic Investment Forum organized for Nigerian investors by the High Commission of The United Republic of Tanzania through the Tanzania Investment Centre, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) seeks to collaborate with Nigerian Banks in Tanzania for seamless linking to business partners.
The President of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry Gabriel Idahosa in an interview with journalists at the event highlighted the essence of the collaboration and the message he is taking home as feedback to over 3000 members of LCCI.
In his words, he said;
“So the message we have received from Tanzania today is that they are ready to solve any issue that Nigerians who want to invest in Nigeria has to deal with.
“We have the Chairman investment center telling us that whatever issues we have had in the past, and any issues we would have now for new investors, they are willing, able and ready to resolve them.
“This is the message we are taking back to all our 3000 members in Lagos State Chamber of Commerce and Industry that there are vast opportunities in Tanzania and we should be the first to take them before investors from other African countries.
“We want Nigerian Banks in Tanzania to work with us because they have been there. It is important we leverage on that. They have been there. They can advise us, what do we do. They have the information, they have the contact.
“If I go to GTB in Tanzania and say I want someone in meat processing, it is likely to find some. If I want to do construction, our banks there are likely to say these are the companies in construction, they can link you up with them, so that you can learn from them.
“It is important that our banks in those African countries will be the one leading other businesses from Nigeria to those countries. Because they are already on ground, they know the terrain, they know the experience, they know the business community there. So they have major role to play in bringing more Nigerians to invest in all African countries not just Tanzania”. He said.
