Tanzania, March 13 -- Dar es Salaam. As regional demand for food, minerals and manufactured goods continues to rise, Tanzania is steadily consolidating its position as a dependable supplier to neighbouring countries, experts said yesterday.

From maize, rice and horticultural produce to cement, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) and minerals, the country's competitiveness increasingly depends not only on how much it produces, but on how reliably goods can move from farms, factories and mines to regional markets.

At the centre of this shift, an expert at a breakfast workshop said, lies a less visible but critical enabler: working capital solutions that keep supply chains functioning even when markets face shocks.

For years, Tanzanian prod...