Tanzania, May 9 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan on Thursday inaugurated a tractor and lorry assembly plant in Dar es Salaam in a development that will cut importation costs and create jobs for Tanzanians.

Located in the city's Kigamboni area, the Saturn Corporation Limited facility can assemble up to 30 tractors and nine lorries daily and production can readily be scaled up to meet customer demand.

More than 150 lorries have been assembled and about 2,000 direct and indirect jobs created since the factory commenced production in March.

President Hassan said the plant was proof that Tanzania's business environment is improving swiftly and the country is now attracting investors in the automotive and other industries.

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