Bertie Ahern of Ireland to assess impact of Aid to Tanzania
Posted by African Press International on January 14, 2008
Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) The Prime Minister of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, will visit Tanzania on Tuesday to meet the people and see the range of impact of Ireland`s aid programme in the country.
A statement from the Irish embassy here on Saturday said that Ireland`s economy is often referred to as the `Celtic tiger` because of its apparently rapid transformation into a prosperous one, adding that the transformation did not happen overnight but resulted from several decades of hard work and difficult choices.”
The statement quoted an article by a renowned Irish academic, Frank Barry, who said a key element in Ireland`s economic miracle was the building of robust public institutions and strong partnerships.
Professor Barry who recently attended an African Economic esearch Consortium workshop in Dar es Salaam, is the chair of International Business and Economic Development at Trinity College, Dublin.
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