Dr Mengi to grace opening of Japan Pavilion at Saba Saba grounds July 3

Tanzania Private Sector Foundation Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi

 Tanzania Private Sector Foundation Chairman Dr Reginald Mengi is expected to be the guest of honour at the opening ceremony of Japan’s Pavilion at the 39th Dar es Salaam International Trade Fair on July 3.

 

According to a press statement availed to The Guardian yesterday by Japanese Embassy the  opening ceremony will be held  on Friday next week  (July 3)at the Saba Saba grounds where Ambassador of Japan to Tanzania Masaharu Yoshida will launch the ceremony.

 

The statement says the Japanese companies will exhibit at the Pavilion from July 3 to July 7 this year providing opportunity for Tanzanians to learn the country and discover its products and services.

 

“It will also be an opportunity for Japanese exhibitors to find out more about the Tanzanian market and deepen network with Tanzanian businesses,” reads the statement in part.

 

The Japan Pavilion is co-hosted by Japan External Trade Organisation and Japan Pavilion Steering Committee in the Committee of Commerce and Industry of the Japanese Society of Tanzania.

 

In 2013 Saba Saba trade fair, the Japan booth was recognised as the best foreign exhibitor and in 2014, the Japan Pavilion received a number of VIPs including their Imperial Highness Prince Akishino and Princess Akishino and President  Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete.

 

Held on July 7, Saba Saba is the International Trade Fair day held at the Saba Saba grounds near Kurasini in Dar es Salaam.

 

The fair hosts over 1800 exhibitors from across the world and runs for 7 days from roughly June 28th through July 8th. 

 

The International Trade Fair has established itself as a shop window for Tanzanian products as well as other Eastern, Central, and Southern African countries.