Tanzania Interviews

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Packaging Industry: Gavin Dehning Discusses Silafrica’s Growth Initiatives Across East Africa

February 12, 2024

In this conversation with MarcoPolis, Gavin Dehning, the Group CEO of Silafrica, a prominent packaging manufacturing company, discusses recent milestones and highlights major contracts with industry leaders Heineken and Coca Cola, offering valuable insights into the company’s strategic investments and expansive growth strategies across East Africa.

Manufacturing Sector: Jayesh Shah Unveils Sumaria Group’s Evolution and Expansion Plans

January 16, 2024

Jayesh Shah delves into the strategic evolution and current landscape of the family business. Focused on consolidating their ventures, Sumaria Group has streamlined its portfolio to emphasize three core entities: Silafrica, a leading packaging company; Nyanza Bottling, a Coca-Cola plant with over 35 years of thriving success; and their ginning company. Discover the unique journey and future aspirations of Sumaria Group as they seek new horizons in the global market.

Financial Services in Tanzania: Altemius Millinga Gives an Overview of Yetu Microfinance Bank

October 12, 2022

Altemius Millinga, Managing Director of Yetu Microfinance Bank PLC, shares his assessment of the microfinance sector in Tanzania and gives an overview of Yetu Microfinance, a bank specialized in providing financial services, loans, savings products, money transfer and payments to the lower end of the market of the financial sector spectrum.

Affordable Housing Solutions: Urban Developer CPS Applying to Build the First CLT Factory in Tanzania

March 16, 2022

Sebastian Dietzold talks about the latest developments in the construction and real estate sectors in Tanzania, and gives an overview of CPS, a company he founded in 2012 with the vision to design and implement sustainable and empowering urban developments in Africa, focusing on timber-framed houses. Providing affordable housing solutions, the urban developer is now applying to build the first CLT factory in the country.

Security Industry: The Emergence of Loss Control and Inventory Management Services in East Africa

March 2, 2022

John Wanjohi and Francis Indimuli share their assessment of the security sector in Kenya and the region, and present Hipora, the leading loss control and inventory management company in East Africa. Hipora provides turnkey solutions which adopt the ultimate approach to identifying causes of losses in businesses and obtaining the necessary trail of evidence to make the necessary recommendations to curtail inventory and stock losses.

Insurance Sector: An Exclusive Interview with Dipankar Acharya of Jubilee Insurance Tanzania

October 19, 2021

Dipankar Acharya shares his assessment of the insurance sector in Tanzania and gives an overview of Jubilee. Jubilee Insurance Ltd, was established as the first incorporated insurance company based in Mombasa in August 1937. Since then, it has become the number one insurance company in East Africa, with offices in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and Mauritius, and is recognised as the largest composite insurer in the region with over 450,000 clients.

Exclusive Interview with Vimal Shah of Bidco Africa, the Leading FMCG Manufacturer in East Africa

September 23, 2021

Vimal Shah shares his assessment of the manufacturing sector in East Africa and discusses the recent changes and trends since COVID began. He also talks about his projects and vision for Bidco Africa, East Africa’s leading manufacturer of Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG). Started in 1985, Bidco has continuously grown over the years and his now present in many countries, including Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

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