Dar es Salaam: The Business Incubation and Investment Facility (BIIF) is designed T by t he Institute of Management and Entrepreneurship Development (IMED to support talented and ambitious youth with innovative business ideas to develop, launch and grow their enterprises. BIIF TARGET GROUP The BIIF targets youth (not older than 35 years) with ambition and talent to create and…
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The EAGC – Africa Grain Summits have grown in leaps and bounds over the years. The summit is recognised at the highest levels as the only forum for addressing the challenges and expounding on the opportunities of grain trade among the private sector in Africa. EAGC was privileged to host key guests and dignitaries from Kenya and the EAC…
A mission from the International Monetary Fund, led by Paolo Mauro, visited Dar es Salaam from October 23 to November 5, 2013; it conducted the biennial Article IV discussions, assessed performance under the Standby Credit Facility (SCF), and began discussions on a possible new Policy Support Instrument (PSI) program.1 The mission met with Hon. Dr. William Mgimwa, Minister of…
Nairobi: *Winners of **the Empowering People Award **will be announced at the Award Ceremony on October 30th, 2013 in Nairobi and will receive a total prize money of 100,000 EUR*** ** ** An affordable, easy-to-use system that converts livestock waste into energy – biogas – is seeing Tanzanian smallholdings spend less on fuel and yield bigger, better crops. ****…
Nairobi: Innovators, social entrepreneurs and development agencies from around the world are arriving in Nairobi to hear who has won a global innovation competition – winner to be announced at the Nairobi Hilton on Wednesday 30 October. Among them are the 23 finalists of the Siemens Stiftung’s (foundation) Empowering People Award. There are five African finalists – from Rwanda,…
* * * * By Dr *REGINALD A. MENGI, TPSF Chair * *1.0 **INTRODUCTION* We all agree on the necessity for local participation in the emerging oil and gas industry in Tanzania. The critical question we need to ask ourselves is what will pave the way for such participation? In the view of Tanzania Private Sector Foundation, it must…
Pan African Security Company Warrior Security has invested in the recruitment of women in security and managerial positions in a bid to create diversity in its workforce and provide more jobs for women, at a time when security studies show women achieve similar results when responding to violent crime situations, are less likely to engage in unprofessional behaviour,have just…
Dar es Salaam – 25 October 2013. The production of the East Africa Highland banana, also known as cooking banana and “matoke” in the region is poised to get a boost with the distribution of the first-ever, high-yielding, and disease-resistant hybrid varieties. The 26 hybrid varieties are a result of over 20 years of joint breeding efforts between the…
STATEMENT BY H.E AMBASSADOR KHAMIS S. KAGASHEKI (MP), MINISTER FOR NATURAL RESOURCES AND TOURISM IN THE EVENT OF THE COMMEMMORATION OF THE 68TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS, KARIMJEE GROUNDS, 24TH OCTOBER 2013: Let me begin by thanking you all for joining us in this flag raising event which marks the commemoration of the 68th birthday of the United…