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Tanzania agriculture budget expands but trails in East Africa

DAR ES SALAAM, June 23 -- LAST week but one, the Ministry of Finance tabled its Finance Bill totaling 62bn/- (24.3 billion US dollars), which is an expansion of 10 per cent compared to last year, sign... Read More


Why Kenya's circular economy success rests on compliance

Nairobi, June 23 -- Each year, World Environment Day serves as a reminder that environmental stewardship is no longer the responsibility of governments and conservationists alone. It is increasingly a... Read More


CBK seeks Sh20bn top up from June bonds amid funding pressure

Nairobi, June 23 -- The Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) is eyeing an extra Sh20 billion top up from the tap sale of June bonds as it races to close out domestic borrowing programme for the 2025/26 fiscal ... Read More


D-Street Bloodbath: Sensex Plummets 893 Pts, Nifty Slides Below 23,850 on Global Rout

India, June 23 -- Last Updated on June 23, 2026 6:05 pm by INDIAN AWAAZ By Our Business Correspondent Indian equity markets witnessed a broad-based sell-off on Tuesday as investors turned cautious a... Read More


550 cancer patients miss treatment at KU hospital over staff shortage

Nairobi, June 23 -- More than 500 cancer patients were locked out of treatment at Kenyatta University Teaching, Referral and Research Hospital (KUTRRH) due to staff shortages in the financial year end... Read More


Government drops plan to lower VAT and SSCL threshold

Sri Lanka, June 23 -- The proposal to reduce the annual turnover threshold for Value Added Tax and Social Security Contribution Levy from Rs. 60 million to Rs. 36 million, which was proposed in this b... Read More


ED conducts searches against Rajesh Exports amid SEBI probe over alleged financial irregularities

India, June 23 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) conducted searches against Rajesh Exports, which is already under scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) over alleged financia... Read More


Muya and associates gain Sh4.7bn on Family Bank listing

Nairobi, June 23 -- Family Bank founder Titus Muya and his associates recorded a gain of Sh4.74 billion on their holdings in the lender after its share price jumped by 44 percent in its first day of t... Read More


Prof Mkumbo names five sectors for economic transformation

Tanzania, June 23 -- Dar es Salaam. The government has identified five priority areas it says are central to achieving the National Vision and delivering meaningful socio-economic transformation for T... Read More


Finance Act changes on Bank of Tanzania borrowing spark repayment debate

Tanzania, June 23 -- Dar es Salaam. Debate continues over amendments to the Finance Act, 2026, that would allow the Government to borrow from the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), with critics arguing that the ... Read More