DAR ES SALAAM, Oct. 7 -- TANZANIA has recorded remarkable progress in attracting investment during the first quarter of the current financial year (July to September), with 201 projects valued at 2.5 billion US dollars (about 6tri/-) expected to create more than 20,800 new jobs.

Speaking to reporters yesterday in Dar es Salaam, Director General of the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) Mr Gilead Teri credited this achievement to improvements in the business environment made by the government under President Samia Suluhu Hassan.

“The government has continued to create an easy and investor-friendly environment. As a result, investment has not slowed down despite the country being in an election period,...