Dar es Salaam, Oct. 2 -- STATE-OWNED Enterprises (SOEs) are at a crossroads. With 86.3tri/- invested in public entities and government minority-owned companies, the CEOs Forum 2025, held from August 23 to 26 at the Arusha International Conference Centre, served as a wake-up call for leaders of public institutions: Adapt or risk irrelevance.

The four-day event, organised by the Office of the Treasury Registrar (OTR) and attended by over 650 participants, was opened by Vice-President Dr Philip Mpango and closed by Deputy Prime Minister Dr Doto Biteko.

It offered more than discussions—it became a space for introspection, with the countrys top SOE executives reflecting on hard truths, from fiscal autonomy and operational efficiency to...