Tanzania emerges as global economic magnet through strategic diplomacy

DAR ES SALAAM, June 11 -- TANZANIA is increasingly positioning itself at the centre of global economic engagement, as major world powers, international financial institutions and regional blocs intensify partnerships with the East African nation amid growing confidence in its economic direction.

From Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa known as BRICS nations and the European Union to the United States, China and Gulf states, Tanzania is attracting unprecedented international attention, reflecting the countrys rising strategic importance in trade, investment and regional integration.

Analysts say the growing convergence of global economic interests in Tanzania is largely driven by the governments expanding economic diplomacy agen...