Shift to Dodoma a new business opportunity....Says Private Sector

The government has been challenged to prepare clear-cut strategies that will enable the private sector to come up with an appropriate business plan on how to tap the emerging potential in the form of the move to Dodoma, the new capital designate.

Both the Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TSPF) and an economist from the Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) have positively received the government's directives to shift to the new capital.

They equally see the move as an important step to diversify industrial sector, open business opportunities in the region and decongest the country's commercial city--Dar es Salaam.

"The private sector sees the government intention to shift to Dodoma as new business opportunity because a lot of investments will be required to meet the demand of the increasing population.

President John Magufuli recently expressed his commitment to relocate his office to Dodoma before the end of his five-year term.