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Rain-making: Can Tanzania replicate Indonesia's success?

Tanzania, Sept. 1 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is weighing the potential of weather-modification technology to support agriculture, but scientists and agribusiness stakeholders say the technology will n... Read More


From roadbed to economic transformation: SGR lays the track for Tanzania's Vision 2050

TABORA, Sept. 1 -- IN Nyaua Village, the sound of excavators, bulldozers and graders signals another stage in Tanzanias construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), where engineers are preparing ... Read More


China runs out of domestic borrowers?

TANZANIA, Sept. 1 -- AUGUST had brought an unusual sight to Chinas banking sector. In the sprawling, marble-clad lobby of a bank branch in Shenzhen, posters advertise mortgage rates at multidecade low... Read More


Why smart investors look beyond share prices

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 1 -- IF a share price is rising rapidly, it is tempting to believe you have found a winning investment. Many new investors rush to buy, driven by excitement, headlines or social m... Read More


DSE milestone signals new capital market era

DAR ES SALAAM, Sept. 1 -- TANZANIAS capital market has entered a new phase of development, with the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) reaching a record 38.74tri/- in total market capitalisation, equi... Read More


Beyond banking: Why Africa's next inclusion era requires expertise

TANZANIA, Sept. 1 -- AFRICAS next financial inclusion challenge is not access to banking; it is access to expertise. Over the past two decades, the continent has rapidly expanded access to financial s... Read More


Iringa mayor rallies locals to tap tourism wealth

IRINGA, Sept. 1 -- IRINGA residents have been urged to embrace tourism as a key economic opportunity capable of transforming livelihoods and accelerating development in the region. Iringa Municipal C... Read More


An exclusive conversation with DFCCIL MD Praveen Kumar on transforming rail logistics, strengthening connectivity and accelerating economic growth

India, Sept. 1 -- The Dedicated Freight Corridors represent one of India's most ambitious railway infrastructure programmes. How would you assess DFCCIL's progress and impactso far? The Dedicated Fre... Read More


Nepalese teacher evacuates school in Trishuli Valley just ahead of raging flash flood

India, Sept. 1 -- Rajendra Dawadi was inside his classroom when the school's accountant rushed in with a warning: Floodwaters were racing through Nepal's Trishuli Valley, tearing apart homes, bridges ... Read More


India has the will. It hasn't costed the way

India, Sept. 1 -- Ninety-three lakh subsidised GPU hours built the machine. Nobody has budgeted a rupee for the day it starts answering citizens Cast your mind back to September 2016. Data in India ... Read More