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Tanzania must reimagine state ownership strategy

Dar es Salaam, Oct. 21 -- TANZANIAS policymakers now face a critical question: Should the state continue to hold dominant stakes in key commercial enterprises, or should it emulate peers like Egypt an... Read More


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