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African human trafficking becomes risk premium

Dar es Salaam, Sept. 30 -- THE uncovering of a trafficking ring last week in Nairobi that funnelled Kenyans into Russias war in Ukraine is more than a horror story, it is a financial shock propagating... Read More


From penalties to penalties: TRA buys Tabora United

Dar es Salaam, Sept. 23 -- ATAX authority buying a football club only makes sense if you treat it as a valuation and-attribution exercise: The verifiably attributable lift in tax receipts must exceed ... Read More


FOB Africa: Credit anchors, markets price in risk

Dar es Salaam, Sept. 9 -- IN the second half of 2025, crude benchmarks have stabilised while refined product FOB (Free-on-Board) prices have softened, but the way African markets transmit these global... Read More


Vertex exchange traded fund's path after IPO

Dar es Salaam, Aug. 26 -- TANZANIAS first equity Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) merits a supportive “yes” at IPO. A measured subscription is both an investment and a vote for a deeper market i... Read More


COLUMN: THE CLIFF. Pricing Africa fairly: Ratings, liquidity and reform

Dar es Salaam, Aug. 12 -- IN Nairobi, the syndicate line goes quiet. Traders mark up a new Kenya 2033 bond seventy basis points wider than guidance, citing a ratings overhang. It is a script African d... Read More


COLUMN: THE CLIFF. The politics of progress 2025

Dar es Salaam, Aug. 5 -- AS the sun rises over the fertile slopes beneath Mount Kilimanjaro, Mwanahawa, a smallholder farmer in Moshi Rural, prepares to attend a lively ward meeting. For Mwanahawa an... Read More


COLUMN:THE CLIFF. BHP out, SPAC in: Can Tanzania still win?

Dar es Salaam, July 29 -- IN 2021, three businessmen—John Dowd, Govind Friedland and Michael Klug—recognised a rising global opportunity: the rapidly growing demand for nickel, driven by t... Read More


Tanzania's Vision 2050: Aspirations Meet Arithmetic

DAR ES SALAAM, July 23 -- WHEN Tanzania unveiled its Dira ya Taifa ya Maendeleo 2050, it outlined a bold ambition: becoming an upper-middle-income country with a per capita income of at least USD 7,00... Read More