A qualitative study was conducted in four localities of Songea District aimed at digging down the origin of the differential gender roles in wild fruits business sector, thus unveiling the causes of the lopsided gender ...

This study attempts to examine performance of Tanzania sugar exports and estimate sugar exports supply function for 1977-2013 periods. The results of the estimation revealed that, for the period of 35 years, annual growth ...

Despite the potential promises of poverty reduction of microfinance, their impact depends on the nature and extent of demand of credit and other financial services by the poor. This paper presents the key determinants and ...

The business community has seen the move to unbundle the Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) announced recently as the right direction in efforts towards addressing challenges that face the energy sector in Tanzania. ...

Tanzanians have been urged to strive to capture available opportunities in natural gas development and in the construction of oil pipeline from Uganda to Tanga port. The Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) ...

The discovery of abundant natural gas in Tanzania will help the country reduce its oil import bill as well as deforestation. The Bank of Tanzania says the country spend over $2.84 billion annually importing about 3.4 billion ...

President John Pombe Magufuli assured Kenyans who wish to invest in Tanzania to come and establish businesses saying his government focuses on building the economy and improve people’s lives. He said Tanzania Investment ...

While trade between the US and the East African Community (EAC) rose by 103% between 2010 and 2015, Tanzania has the lowest performance in the region with regards to exports to the North American nation. Building the future ...

Traditionally the position of women in Tanzania has been low compared to men. Women are poorer, have low education and suffer from traditions and customary laws. Thus, empowerment of women is one of the main issues in ...

The now market-based financial system in Tanzania is characterized by relatively high-interest rate spreads. This paper sought to establish the relative importance of macroeconomic and regulatory factors in explaining ...