BANGKOK, Oct. 19 -- THE Minister for Finance, Ambassador Khamis Mussa Omar, has led a Tanzanian delegation in talks with International Finance Corporation (IFC) Vice President Ethiopis Tafara in Bangkok, Thailand, to discuss strategies for accelerating private sector development and expanding employment opportunities, particularly for young people.

The discussions focused on the implementation of Tanzanias DIRA 2050 development vision, which aims to transform the country from its current 100bn US dollar economy into a 1tri US dollar economy in the next 25 years.

Ambassador Omar stressed that achieving this ambitious target would require greater private sector participation, particularly in manufacturing, infrastructure and agribusiness....