Tanzania's Finance Minister Mustafa Mkulo with the St Lucia Prime minister Hon Stephenson King
London-based Ben TV journalist Ayoub Mzee with St Lucia Prime Minister Hon Stephenson King
Ayoub Mzee poses with Mainland Minister for Finance H. Mustafa Mkullo and his Zanzibar counterpart Hon. Dr. Mwinyihaji Makame in St Lucia today where they are attending the annual Commonwealth meeting.Commonwealth Finance Ministers are discussing the implications of rising food and fuel prices on their economies at their Annual Meeting, which this year is being held in Castries, Saint Lucia, from October 6th – 8th, 2008.
The Meeting will bring together Ministers, senior finance officials and delegates from the 53 member countries.
It traditionally takes place just before Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, allowing Commonwealth Ministers to take joint concerns and positions into those meetings.
"High food and energy prices present serious humanitarian, development and macro-economic challenges to all members of the Commonwealth, and particularly to Finance Ministers," said Commonwealth Secretary-General, Kamalesh Sharma.
Ministers will consider the implications of rising prices on economic and social development before turning to the policy implications for their portfolios.
"The discussions should enable Ministers to identify short and long term policy responses to the fuel and energy crisis, not least by sharing their comparative experience," the Secretary-General added.
Ministers will also discuss the ongoing Commonwealth call for the reform of international institutions, following the mandate given by its Heads of Government at their meetings in Kampala in 2007 and in June this year.
The focus of their discussions will be to continue Commonwealth efforts to promote deeper reforms in the World Bank and IMF.
They will also follow up on their discussions of 2007 on the economic implications of climate change, through assessing the impact of climate change on the trading prospects of Small States.
photo:Tanzania's Finance Minister Mustafa Mkulo with the St Lucia Prime minister Hon Stephenson King , the minister of state in the office of the President Zanzibar with ayoub mzee
brother michuzi naomba usiweke kapuni na mada hii kwani naona ni muhimu mtu aseme hili.
ReplyDeleteHuo mkutano ni wa mawaziri wa nchi za commonwealth, sasa waziri wa zanzibar amekwenda kufanaya nini ilhali tumeshaambiwa kuwa zanzibar sio nchi?
mbona viongozi wetu wanatubabaisha namna hii? mheshimiwa mustapha sio ndio ametuwakilisha tanzania huko?
Yes,these honourable ministers should sit there and seriously discuss these isuues.I think Tanzania should concentrate more on oil exploration otherwise we will be finished.Tanzania is very rich in hydrocarbons molecules(which are good sources of fuel/oil).Our neighbour countries like Uganda and DRC are at the moment very busy on petroleum exploration,sisi tumelala!
ReplyDeleteHere I come again with a stupid question:For the past decades the diesel price used to be lower than the petrol price.As we speak,Diesel price is higher than Petrol price in Tanzania(Globally?).Who can tell me what happened and why??Have a nice day
Sasa Ayoub, hapo mwanzoni umetuambia uko St Lucia kwa vakesheni, mara uko na vitambulisho vya waandishi wa habari!, na viongozi! si useme tu niko kikazi! maana vakesheni si kufanya kazi za kisawasawa, tuelezani ukweli jamani..Mdao Club Afrique..
ReplyDeleteMBONA HUYU MDAU DAVID VILLA ANZUNGUMZIA MAMBO MAKUBWA YANAYOTISHA? HIVI HAJUI KUWA YAKIPATIKANA MAFUTA WAKATI NCHI IMEFUNIKWA NA MAFISADI BASI WANYONGE HAWANA CHAO? HAJUI KUWA MAFISADI WATAIINGIZA NCHI KATIKA MIKATABA YA AJABU KAMA ILE YA RICHMOND,ITPL,CONTAINER TERMINAL,KIWIRA NA MENGINE YA MADINI NA KUAMBIWA MCHIMBAJI ATACHUKUWA ASILIMIA 95 YA MAPATO NA SERIKALI ASILIMIA TANO NA HATALIPA KODI KWA MUDA WA MIAKA KUMI? WAKATI HUO HUO WAKUBWA WATAUNDA MAKAMPUNI YAO AMBAYO YATAKUWA NA HISA KUBWA KWENYE HAYO MAKAMPUNI YANAYOCHIMBA!!HUO NDIYO MCHEZO UNAOCHEZWA HAPA TZ. NILIDHANI UTASEMA KWANZA KAZI KUBWA NI KUWAKAMATA NA KUWAFUNGA WEZI NA WAHUJUMU WAKUU WA NCHI KWANZA KABLA HATA TONE MOJA LA MAFUTA KUCHIMBWA!!
ReplyDeleteST LUCIA YA WAPI? YA U.S.A. AU YA VISIWA VYA CARRIBEAN?
ReplyDeleteMimi namjibu bwana David Villa kwa ufupi kwamba one of reasons why diesel is relatively expensive than other petroleum products is because diesel demand is higher globally than other products. Meaning the consumption of diesel is high considering its supply. A good a example is United States where the majority of trucking business depends on diesel. The example applies in the manner to Tanzania where all trucking business particularly to/from neighboring countries relies on diesel fuel more than any other energy.Remember that's one the reason that's I am certain about, I am sure there other reasons.
ReplyDeleteWe anon 8:14 am, umeelezea sawa ila mi nafikiri ungeongea tu kwa kiswahili ingemake sense zaidi; kwani naona kiingilishi chenyewe kinayumba yumba tu.
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