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Tax reforms and the trust question

DAR ES SALAAM, March 20 -- A COUNTRY can survive many things, but it cannot grow on a broken tax compact. That is why the handover of the Presidential Commission on Tax System Reforms report to Presi... Read More


Rostam's acquisition redraws Dodoma's influence?

DAR ES SALAAM, March 17 -- ROSTAM Azizs entry into Nation Media Group is the kind of deal that instantly invites exaggeration. Some people want to frame it as a nationalist triumph. Others want to tr... Read More


CRDB's 50bn/- on a golden prayer

DAR ES SALAAM, March 3 -- LETS be real: Handing a 50bn/- loan to the Songwe Gold Family is a sophisticated financial gamble that demands serious geological and economic math. To evaluate the true pro... Read More


Invisible drought, visible danger: East Africa's dry rot

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 10 -- IN a region built on rivers and growth, water has transitioned from a utility to a scarce commodity. While global attention typically fixes on the permanent climate emergenci... Read More


Tanzania reserve management, poverty narratives and currency stability

DAR ES SALAAM, Feb. 3 -- PUBLIC debate around Tanzanias intention to sell part of its gold reserves has been shaped less by balance-sheet analysis than by narrative shortcuts. One of the most persiste... Read More


Senegal's debt shock tests West Africa's markets

Dar es Salaam, Jan. 21 -- SENEGALS January 16, 2026 auction is a very clean numerical snapshot of what has changed in West Africas sovereign financing: The market is still open, but it is charging a m... Read More


Mpango and Majaliwa: Samia's power advisors

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 13 -- RECENTLY, President Samia made a move that may look political, but it is deeply financial in its logic: She brought Dr Philip Mpango in as senior advisor on economic affairs ... Read More


If Africa outpaces Asia, will Africans feel it?

DAR ES SALAAM, Jan. 6 -- A YEAR can be “good” on paper and still feel harsh in the market, at the bus stand, or at the pharmacy. That is the real question behind a striking 2026 headline n... Read More