TradeMark Africa
Anataria Uwamariya serves as the Director of Business Competitiveness at TradeMark Africa, leading the private sector portfolio and contributing to various projects focused on market systems development and trade integration across Africa. Previously, Anataria held multiple roles at TradeMark East Africa, including Senior Programme Manager and Acting Country Director, where significant contributions included mobilizing $40 million from DFID and managing various programmes aimed at enhancing business competitiveness. Earlier career experiences include positions at KK Security (Rwanda) and Fina Bank Ltd, where Anataria developed growth strategies and provided financial services to small and medium enterprises. Anataria holds an MBA in Leadership and Organizational Development from Oklahoma Christian University and a BA in International Relations from United States International University - Africa.
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TradeMark Africa
TradeMark Africa (TMA), formerly TradeMark East Africa, is a leading African Aid-for-Trade organisation that was established in 2010, with the aim to grow intra-African trade and increase Africa’s share in global trade, while helping make trade more pro-poor and more environmentally sustainable. TMA operates on a not-for-profit basis and is funded by: Belgium, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Canada, Denmark, the European Union, Finland, France, Ireland, the Mastercard Foundation, the Netherlands, Norway, the United Kingdom and the United States of America. TMA works closely with regional and continental inter-governmental organisations, national Governments, the private sector, and civil society. Since its inception, TMA has delivered substantial gains for trade and regional economic integration in East Africa and the Horn of Africa, including a reduction of 16.5% in cargo transit times on the Northern Corridor from Mombasa to Bujumbura, and a reduction of an average of 70% in the time taken to cross selected one stop border posts. TMA officially launched its continental-wide shift and rebrand in West Africa in January 2023, with Ghana being the first country of operations in the region. In 2022, TMA set up a catalytic finance company – Trade Catalyst Africa – that will pilot commercially viable projects for creating trade infrastructure (both physical and digital) as well as increasing access to Trade Finance for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Both TCA’s and TMA's headquarters are in Nairobi, Kenya. Offices are in: EAC Secretariat - Arusha, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Rwanda, Somaliland, Tanzania, and Uganda, with operations in Mozambique, South Sudan and Zambia. For more information, please visit www.trademarkafrica.com