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Tanzania lags in EV ride-hailing shift as stakeholders call for policy and infrastructure push

Tanzania, May 28 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's ride-hailing sector remains in the early stages of electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with penetration below three percent of trips, compared with about 20 p... Read More


Ride-hailing platform Bolt highlights income gains as drivers earn up to Sh3.5 million

Tanzania, May 28 -- Dar es Salaam. Bolt East Africa general manager Demetrius Kanyankole said Tanzania's digital ride-hailing sector is increasingly generating structured income opportunities, with to... Read More


AfDB sees 5.4 percent Tanzania growth amid geopolitical risks

Tanzania, May 28 -- Dar es Salaam. The African Development Bank's (AfDB) latest outlook projects Tanzania's economy to grow by 5.4 percent in 2026, as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East push up ... Read More


Health-tech firm Dawa Mkononi injects Sh1 billion into pharmacy medicine financing

Tanzania, May 27 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzanian health-tech firm Dawa Mkononi has financed more than Sh1 billion worth of medicine stock to pharmacies and clinics through a new credit platform aimed at r... Read More


$5.3 million plan seeks to unlock investment opportunities

Tanzania, May 26 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is stepping up efforts to position nature-based solutions (NBS) as part of its economic transformation agenda through a $5.3 million (about Sh13 billion) pr... Read More


$5.3 million nature-based solutions project seeks to unlock investment opportunities

Tanzania, May 26 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is stepping up efforts to position nature-based solutions (NBS) as part of its economic transformation agenda through a $5.3 million (about Sh13 billion) pr... Read More


How Gulf conflict has opened fresh economic opportunities for Tanzania

Tanzania, May 25 -- Dar es Salaam. The escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted global energy flows and trade routes, but private sector stakeholders and policymakers say the sho... Read More


Treasury registrar urges strong governance to improve performance of state firms

Tanzania, May 24 -- Dar es Salaam. The Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR) has emphasised that the future performance of public institutions and state-owned enterprises hinges largely on strong gov... Read More


How Tanzania plans to navigate looming Gulf crisis

Tanzania, May 22 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is sharpening its economic contingency planning as rising instability in the Gulf continues to drive up fuel, freight and input costs, with policymakers war... Read More


EFTA bond oversubscription pushes corporate debt market to over Sh2 trillion

Tanzania, May 21 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's corporate bond market has crossed the Sh2 trillion mark, marking a structural milestone in the country's capital markets as private-sector debt issuance a... Read More