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The big test for Tanzania's credit guarantee scheme: Catalyst for growth or governance risk?

DAR ES SALAAM, June 1 -- THE Bank of Tanzanias recent circular, issued on May 22, 2026, follows a meeting held on December 8, 2025 at the banks sub-head offices in Dar es Salaam. It is signed by the g... Read More


Coal not dead: What rising global energy investment means for TZ untapped coal wealth

NJOMBE, May 30 -- THE global energy transition is often portrayed as straightforward: renewable energy is growing, fossil fuels are declining, and coal is becoming obsolete. However, the most recent ... Read More


ESRF position paper on oil volatility underestimates Tanzanians' suffering

DAR ES SALAAM, May 28 -- THE Economic and Social Research Foundation (ESRF) position paper, “Global Oil Price Volatility and Tanzania: Impacts and Policy Options,” released in March 2026, ... Read More


China's global trade strategy offers lessons for African nations

CHINA, May 16 -- CHINA has achieved something remarkable and deserves recognition from any rational and constructive observer of international relations, trade and investment. Those who witnessed the ... Read More


DFIs drive nation-building beyond lending

DAR ES SALAAM, May 12 -- WHENEVER I review the National Vision 2050 and analyse the goals set for reaching a 1.0 trillion US dollars economy and a 7,000 US dollars income by 2050, I find myself contem... Read More


China-Africa Cooperation: Leveraging industrial transformation and global value chains

Dar es Salaam, May 2 -- AS the global economic influence increasingly shifts to the Global South, China–Africa economic and trade cooperation has become a key partnership influencing Africas ind... Read More


The China High Tech Fair in Ubungo will promote Tz's international presence through trade diplomacy

DAR ES SALAAM, May 2 -- THE opening of the China High Tech Fair in Ubungo, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, is more than just another trade exhibition. From a trade and economic diplomacy perspective, it sym... Read More


Youth Bank signals bold step toward expanding finance for youth

DAR ES SALAAM, April 30 -- ON April 20, 2026, Daily Newspaper splashed a bold and compelling headline across its front page, spotlighting a youth bank initiative designed to unlock doors and superchar... Read More


Failed US-Iran talks trigger global economic shock

DAR ES SALAAM, April 28 -- THE collapse of negotiations between the United States and Iran, followed by the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, represents one of the most severe geopolitical-ec... Read More


Outlook on BoT MPC amid US-Iran conflict delay decision April 2026

DAR ES SALAAM, April 18 -- THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT)s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) held the Central Bank Rate (CBR) unchanged at 5.75 percent at its meeting on 2 April 2026, marking the third cons... Read More