Tanzania, June 30 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's banking sector has recorded a major regional milestone, with leading lenders ranking ahead of some of their East African peers in the latest East and Central Africa corporate performance survey - a development officials say reflects the impact of ongoing economic reforms.

Speaking during the National Dividend Day (Gawio Day) ceremony held at State House in Dar es Salaam, Minister of State in the President's Office for Planning and Investment, Prof Kitila Mkumbo, said the results demonstrate the widening impact of President Samia Suluhu Hassan's economic transformation agenda and her 4Rs philosophy - Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms and Rebuilding.

He said the reforms have strengthened pu...