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BoT advises businesses, institutions to go cashless

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 4 -- THE Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has urged businesses to install electronic payment infrastructure ahead of mandatory digital payment regulations taking effect in January next year,... Read More


Bank delivers 15 trucks to cooperatives to boost agric value chain

KAHAMA, Aug. 4 -- Two agricultural cooperative unions yesterday received 15 trucks financed through a low-interest loan facility from the National Bank of Commerce (NBC), a move expected to improve cr... Read More


BoT calls for diligence in loan deals with microfinance firms

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 4 -- THE Governor of the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), Emmanuel Tutuba, has urged Tanzanians seeking loans to carefully read and understand the terms and conditions before accepting any ... Read More


Digital economy vital to trillion-dollar vision

DAR ES SALAAM, Aug. 4 -- TANZANIA must accelerate the growth of its digital economy to achieve its ambition of becoming a one-trillion-USdollar economy by 2050, with stakeholders urging faster reforms... Read More


PPPs need strong, resilient capital markets

TANZANIA, Aug. 4 -- EVERY generation is remembered for one defining decision. Some generations-built roads, others transformed education or industrialised their economies. Tanzania now stands before a... Read More


Delft Island to be Lanka's first zero-emission ecotourism destination

Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- The Government has initiated plans to develop Delft Island into Sri Lanka's first zero-emission ecotourism destination, with a strong focus on sustainability, environmental conser... Read More


Sajith says SC ruling bars judges' retirement age change without referendum

Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- Any constitutional amendment affecting the retirement age of Supreme Court and Court of Appeal judges serving in office requires approval at a referendum, Opposition Leader Sajith... Read More


Chamika Karunaratne not compelled to provide DNA sample

Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- A request seeking an order to compel Sri Lanka cricketer Chamika Karunaratne to provide a blood sample for a DNA test in a paternity case was rejected by the Colombo District Cour... Read More


Probe underway into possible conspiracy behind Mahara prison clash

Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- An investigation has been launched to determine whether an external conspiracy was behind the violent clash that occurred at the Mahara Prison, Justice Minister Harshana Nanayakka... Read More


Attempted shooting thwarted in Dehiwala

Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- An attempt to shoot a bakery owner near the Dahanayake playground on Kadawatha Road in Dehiwala was thwarted tonight. Assistant Superintendent of Police and Police Media Spokespe... Read More