Zanzibar Government Supports Tourism Promotion in the Gulf

Luxury Travel Adventure Travel Safaris Holidays Family Holidays MICE As part of ongoing efforts to promote Zanzibar in the Gulf region, the Government of Zanzibar has granted funds for the Arabian Travel Market exhibition in Dubai to be held 24-27 April 2017. Zanzibar will be returning for the second time, though this time jointly with the Zanzibar Commission for…

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Activity in African capital markets shows significant decline in 2016 amidst economic uncertainty and global political upheaval: PwC report

On a sector basis, the financial services sector continued to dominate the African IPO market during 2016 with 45% of total value and 55% of total volume, followed by consumer goods and industrials with a total value of 31% and 13% respectively JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 16, 2017/ — 2016 marked a challenging year for African equity markets in…

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TAMFI successfully hosts the second East Africa Microfinance Summit

The Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) in collaboration with East Africa Microfinance Network (EAMFINET) is hosting the second East Africa Microfinance Summit. EAMFINET is an umbrella organization for Microfinance Associations in Rwanda (AMIR), Kenya (AMFI-K), Uganda (AMFIU), Burundi (RIM) and Tanzania (TAMFI). The summit started on 2nd and ended on 4th November 2016. Tamfi members and other microfinance…

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AGRA: agriculture now back at the top of Africa’s development agenda

New Report Finds Ten Years On, African Countries that Embraced Agriculture Saw Food Production, GDP and Nutrition All Improve On cusp of historic agriculture summit, analysis builds a case for betting big on African farmers while bluntly warning of many challenges that lie ahead NAIROBI, KENYA (6 September 2016)—A decade of intense domestic attention to farmers and food production…

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Dr Reginald Mengi’s summon before the high court: He is not director, shareholder of the principal party in the case (KM Prospecting Limited)

When we received a copy of the judgment we discovered that the judgment had no date. In law a judgment that is not dated is not a judgment at all. In other words it is invalid and it cannot be appealed against and the other side cannot execute such a judgment. STATEMENT BY DEOGRATIAS RINGIA ADVOCATE REGARDING NEWS BEING…

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Tanzania: AGRA seeks more technology adoption to increase agriculture output

“Tanzania is a priority country for AGRA. Since 2006, AGRA has funded 96 grants to support agriculture valued at over USD 51m” Mbeya, August 7, 2016 The Alliance for A Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has called for greater adoption of technology in agriculture for smallholder farmers for assurance of continued national food security and surplus production for the…

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Dar to become EA regional hub for commodity market

  Tanzania Commodity Exchange (TCX) is set to make Tanzania a hub for commodity trading in East African region that will involve setting up exchange associations and fostering relationships with International agencies. Commodity Exchanges integrates functioning of several key components of agriculture trade namely farmers, traders to services like Warehouse and Warehouse receipt system. It brings in standardization of…

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One -Stop Centre recommended for fire rescue services taxes

  BUSINESS community in the country has recommended for establishment of one-stop centre for collecting taxes related to fire and rescue services to increase compliance level and improve business environment. According to Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA), the one stop point for tax collection will greatly reduce corruption that occurs when payments are done at different…

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