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Every week we bring you the deals, policy shifts, and market moves shaping East Africa's fastest-growing economy.
This week: World Bank projects 6.2% GDP growth, M-Kopa raises $25M, and China commits to TAZARA...
The Federation's policy note warns that foreign investors dominate productive capacity while local capital concentrates on importation and distribution.
Minister of Works Abdallah Ulega told the National Assembly the ministry will use bond-raised funds to accelerate strategic road construction.
The Reassessing the United States-Tanzania Bilateral Relationship Act, introduced May 19 by Senators Shaheen and Cruz, would block MCC support and authorise sanctions.
The bilateral agreement, signed in Kigali on May 19, covers cross-border electricity trade, joint petroleum distribution and LNG project cooperation.
The integrated $2-3 billion project in Njombe Region resumes after decades of delays, with negotiations between the government and Sichuan Hongda-led JV now 90% complete.
Sector assets cross Sh1.35 trillion as Sanlam Allianz Life and Alliance General lead a record year supported by bancassurance and tighter compliance.
Minerals Minister Mavunde set a TZS 1.41 trillion revenue target and unveiled a critical-minerals strategy spanning helium, graphite, niobium and rare earths.
One year after launch, the cooperative-owned lender has grown loans 506 percent and deposits 709 percent, naming agriculture and SMEs as its strategic anchors.
Tanzanian conglomerate AMSONS will deliver 10 mother-and-child facilities across nine Kenyan counties under a 90.75-billion-shilling agreement signed at State House Nairobi.
Production agreement targets first helium output within 18 months from a 480-square-kilometre concession in Songwe and Rukwa regions.