ARUSHA, Aug. 27 -- Mobilising local capital and building stronger financial pathways for state-owned enterprises (SOEs) must be a national priority if Tanzania is to succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy, Stanbic Bank Tanzania executives told delegates at the Chairpersons and CEOs Forum 2025.

The Executive Director and Head of Corporate & Investment Banking at Stanbic Bank Tanzania, Ester Lobore, described the Forum as a critical bridge between public and private sectors.

“As we mark our participation in this Forum, we see it as an opportunity to build a new bridge of cooperation – one that connects the public and private sectors for the benefit of our nation,” she said.

Lobore noted that in the past f...