Tanzania, April 20 -- Dar es Salaam. Tanzania's economy, currently estimated at about $90 billion, is projected under national development frameworks to grow towards $1 trillion in the coming decades. However, experts are warning that persistent underfunding of public-private partnership (PPP) project preparation could undermine this ambition.

They argue that limited budget allocations for early-stage PPP work may weaken the country's ability to structure bankable infrastructure projects capable of attracting large-scale private investment.

The concerns centre on the "project preparation" phase, which includes feasibility studies, financial modelling, legal structuring, environmental assessments and risk allocation analysis. Experts say...