Tanzania, June 2 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is intensifying efforts to unlock growth capital for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) amid fresh warnings that up to seven in every 10 young businesses fail within their first three years, underscoring the urgency of bridging the country's persistent "missing middle" financing gap.

The concern formed the centre of discussions at the second Tanzania Impact Investment Forum (TIIF) 2026, which opened in Dar es Salaam yesterday, bringing together more than 300 investors, policymakers, development finance institutions and entrepreneurs to explore ways of strengthening access to growth capital for SMEs.

The three-day forum, hosted by the Embassy of Switzerland in Tanzania, is themed "Unlock...