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Stanbic Tanzania secures Sh70 billion facility to expand SME lending

Tanzania, June 5 -- Dar es Salaam. Stanbic Bank Tanzania has secured a Sh70 billion facility to expand lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), particularly those operating in sustainable... Read More


Concern as marital disputes surge to nearly 50,000 cases

Tanzania, June 5 -- Dar es Salaam. Growing economic pressure, changing family structures and limited preparation for marriage have caused to a sharp rise in marital disputes in Tanzania, with nearly 5... Read More


Rwanda bourse unveils Islamic trading rules

Tanzania, June 5 -- Kigali. The Rwanda Stock Exchange (RSE) has become the first securities exchange in East, Central and Southern Africa to establish dedicated Listing and Trading Rules for Islamic c... Read More


Merchant digital payments double as cash-lite economy gathers pace

Tanzania, June 5 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's transition to cash-lite economy is accelerating at a faster pace, with the number of merchants accepting digital payments more than doubled last year. Ac... Read More


Samia's call as she receives Russian honorary doctorate

Tanzania, June 5 -- Moscow. President Samia Suluhu Hassan has urged the world to ensure that education is guided by wisdom, character and a commitment to humanity, saying knowledge alone will not be e... Read More


GEF endorses $3.9 billion environmental package as Tanzania seeks greater access to climate finance

Tanzania, June 5 -- Uzbekistan. Global efforts to address climate change, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation gained significant momentum this week. The Global Environment Facility (GEF) ... Read More


Tanzania records big drop in antibiotic misuse, AMR deaths

Tanzania, June 5 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has reduced inappropriate antibiotic consumption by 88 percent and cut deaths linked to antimicrobial resistance (AMR) by 14 per cent, marking a significant... Read More


Poor-quality care killing more people than diseases, experts warn

Tanzania, June 5 -- Dar es Salaam. Poor-quality healthcare is causing more preventable deaths than many diseases themselves, health experts have warned, cautioning that expanding access to medical ser... Read More


Putin sees Tanzania emerging as East Africa's trade gateway

Tanzania, June 5 -- St Petersburg. Russian President Vladimir Putin has described Tanzania as a strategic gateway linking East Africa to global markets. Speaking at the St Petersburg International Ec... Read More


Court sentences man to death for killing partner, injuring biological child

Tanzania, June 4 -- Mbeya. The High Court of Tanzania, Mbeya Sub-Registry, has sentenced a resident of Chunya District in Mbeya Region, Mr Barnaba Daud Mtewele, to death by hanging after finding him g... Read More