Mr ZABRON MBWAGA is the overall winner, the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards 2017/8 (Tanzania). About 16 entrepreneurs and one loan officer, have won Citi Micro-Entrepreneurship Awards for 2017/8 funded by Citi Foundation, as announced by Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions(TAMFI). The Program in Tanzania is conducted by TAMFI. Winners were named and rewarded last Friday in a colourful event attended…

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The Workshop in Pictures Dar es Salaam, February 13.02.2018 Holistically addressing the key constraints affecting the microfinance sector will lead to greater financial inclusion across the country, a workshop organised by Tanzania Association of Microfinance Institutions (TAMFI) in Dar es Salaam has been told. The stakeholders hailed the gains in the sector especially the development of National Microfinance Policy…

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DAR-ES-SALAAM, – February 2, 2018– As part of Citi’s ongoing commitment to the field of microfinance, we are pleased to announce that the Citi Foundation will continue its support the Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards program again this year, highlighting the achievements of some of the most innovative micro-entrepreneurs in Tanzani a. The Citi Microentrepreneurship Awards is a signature program of…

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Schools are decidedly sub-standard in some places, with those in sub-Saharan Africa facing particularly strong challenges By Manos Antoninis No matter your job, you need standards to ensure that you are working to meet your objectives. Unfortunately, where education and schools are concerned, these standards sometimes do not exist. Or, more often, they are not enforced. Schools are decidedly…

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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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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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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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