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Why new tax on beauty products makes more sense than it looks

Tanzania, June 19 -- Dar es Salaam. At first glance, the government's decision to raise taxes on beauty products and impose a new levy on UV nail-curing machines may appear to be little more than a re... Read More


How dollar shortages are reshaping agribusiness in East, Southern Africa

Tanzania, June 15 -- Dar es Salaam. Africa's agricultural sector has continued to offer significant long-term growth opportunities, but persistent shortages of foreign currency, supply chain disruptio... Read More


Tanzania NGOs shift focus to domestic funding as donor landscape tightens

Tanzania, June 12 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's civil society sector is preparing for a major push toward domestic financing as growing uncertainty in global aid flows forces non-governmental organisat... Read More


Samia challenges banks to make growth work for ordinary Tanzanians

Tanzania, June 12 -- Dar es Salaam. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has challenged Tanzania's financial sector to move beyond celebrating macroeconomic achievements and ensure economic growth translates... Read More


Relief for businesses as Tanzania offers tax breaks, subsidies and VAT exemptions in 2026/27 budget

Tanzania, June 11 -- Dar es Salaam. New businesses, farmers, manufacturers, airlines and investors are among the main beneficiaries of Tanzania's 2026/27 Budget after the government introduced a packa... Read More


Cost of living high in the agenda as govt tables national Budget today

Tanzania, June 11 -- Dar es Salaam. Millions of Tanzanians will be closely watching and listening to parliamentary proceedings today amid widespread anticipation that the government will unveil concre... Read More


NMB eyes regional expansion after record earnings, reforms

Tanzania, June 11 -- Dar es Salaam. NMB Bank has entered a new phase of growth, signalling plans to expand beyond Tanzania after shareholders approved a share subdivision and a series of strategic res... Read More


Why Green Ventures struggles to scale in Tanzania

Tanzania, June 10 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's green enterprise ecosystem is producing a growing number of ventures across recycling, regenerative agriculture, circular economy systems, eco-processing... Read More


Kabanga nickel project advances after state house talks

Tanzania, June 10 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's multi-billion-dollar Kabanga Nickel Project has cleared a critical regulatory milestone following a high-level briefing to President Samia Suluhu Hassan,... Read More


Cross-border mobile money inflows rise 33 percent to Sh698 billion

Tanzania, June 8 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania recorded a sharp increase in cross-border mobile money inflows in 2025, with the value of incoming transactions rising by 33.45 percent to Sh698 billion, in... Read More