East African Business Week (Kampala)

May 7

Tanzania: Tanzania to Guarantee SME Loans

The government here has plans for a new financing scheme to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to run their businesses. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Spices Up Tourism Offers

Tanzania has introduced night viewing in Lake Manyara National Park to attract more tourists. Read more »
Tanzania: Dar es Salaam to Host Business Expo for Women

The Dare to Dream Foundation has joined Vodacom Tanzania and CRDB Bank to host the fifth 'Economic Women Conference and Business Expo' which would target all women particularly... Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Farmers Advised On Technology

Farmers around Arusha have been advised to use the available technology and opportunities in agriculture to boost the country's economy and increase their household incomes. Read more »
Tanzania: Big Natural Gas Find in Tanzania

BG Tanzania has disclosed that tests show a larger than expected natural gas field about 45 kilometres off the Mtwara coastline. Read more »

Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Gets New Boss

The governing board of the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) has appointed Moremi Marwa, to be the new Chief Executive Officer of DSE following the resignation of Gabraiel Kitua... Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Pepsi Maker Sees Bright Future

SBC Tanzania Limited, the local Pepsi products maker, has said that it sees a bright future for its brands as it keeps growing. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanian Scientist Wins Health Award [interview]

During the 27th annual joint scientific conference and 2nd One Health Conference in Africa jointly organized by the Southern African Centre for Infectious Disease Surveillance... Read more »
Tanzania: Dar es Salaam Port Traffic Up 20 Percent

Cargo handled at the Dar es Salaam Port between July 2012 and February 2013 has gone up to 8.31 million tons from 6.94 million tons. Read more »
Tanzania: Work On Tanzania Fish Market Slow

Little repair work has been done on the Dar es Salaam's International Ferry Fish market, which was gutted by fire in 2010 and early 2012 due to a lack of enough funding. Read more »

East Africa: Kenya Tops Tanzania in Agoa Trade

Tanzania's performance in regards to exporting goods under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) has not been satisfactory as compared to countries like Kenya, the... Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Seeks New Voting Gear

The Tanzanian government is seeking financial support to buy a new biometric system (BVR) for voter registration in preparation for the 2015 General Elections. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Aims for Regional Food Basket

Tanzania wants to turn 350,000 hectares into productive farmland to produce food crops both for domestic consumption and the surplus for exports. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanians Urged to Register SIM Cards

Vodacom Tanzania, the mobile phone network provider, has appealed to subscribers to quickly register of their Sim Cards. This is their newest bid to protect users against unlawful... Read more »
Tanzania: Dutch Win Dar es Salaam Terminal Three Contract

Tanzania Airport Authority (TAA) has given BAM International a $170 million contract to design and build Terminal 3 at the Julius Nyerere International Airport. Read more »

Tanzania: Tanzania Plans Link to Atlantic

Tanzania officials are touting an ambitious project to connect Tanga Port with the Atlantic Ocean via a new railway line through Uganda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
Tanzania: Man Threatens Species of Birds, Primates in Forest Reserves

FOREST Reserves in Tanzania are under heavy human pressure threatening the existence of the few remaining species of birds and some primates are in danger of extinction, it has... Read more »
Tanzania: China Group Set to Invest in Serengeti

A Chinese millionaire with capital worth over 700 million US dollars, Mr. Zhou Yi has shown interest to build a luxurious accommodation facility in Serengeti National Park. Read more »
Tanzania: Farmers Get More Land

The 368,785 hectares of land came after five successful years of implementation of Agriculture Sector Development Programme ASDP and District Agricultural Development Plans... Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzanian Women Hailed for Empowerment Efforts

American Women's Rights Leader Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever has underscored the private sector's potential to promote economic growth through jobs for Tanzanian women and girls. Read more »

Tanzania: Scientists Push for Tissue Culture in Region

International and local scientists have urged the East African region to increase investment in the tissue culture technology. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Registers $19b in New Projects

Tanzania Investment Centre (TIC) has registered 869 new projects worth Tshs30.87 trillion ($19.07 billion) between January and December 2012, dominated by spending in the... Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania Residents Told to Protect Fibre Cables

Government officials here been asked to carry out awareness campaigns towards protecting the national fibre optic cable network from vandalism. Read more »
Tanzania: Tanzania's Inflation Hits Single Digit

Year-on-year inflation has hit a single digit rate of 9.8% for the first time in 21-months, but cost of living for most Tanzanians remains high with high prices for staples being... Read more »
Tanzania: Activists Say Seed Law Spells Disaster

Civil society organisations from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region have condemned the 'SADC draft Protocol for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants'... Read more »

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