*Dar es Salaam: *In order to sustain development in the tourism industry, availability of reliable tourism information for policy formulation and decision making is crucial. – Realizing this importance, participating institutions namely; the Ministry of National Resources and Tourism, Bank of Tanzania, National Bureau of Statistics, Immigration Department, the Zanzibar Commission for Tourism and Tourism Confederation of Tanzania; agreed…

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Dar es Salaam, 1st April 2012: MUVEK Development Solutions launch of Research Into Use (RIU) Programme knowledge outputs on 28th and 29th March, 2012 has been very successful. At the launch Prime Minister Honourable Miz engo Pinda commended RIU knowledge innovations in making indigenous poultry keeping an important economic venture that could play key role in poverty eradication.He said…

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SAUMU JUMANNE: To venture into business it’s a basic requirement to decide on which type of ownership to adopt. Purchasing a franchise is one of the several avenues to becoming an entrepreneur. A franchise is basically a legal agreement that gives an individual the right to market a company’s product or services in a particular geographical area. A person…

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By Humphrey Makussa: It is not unusual for a person to harbour feelings of fear. Actually, humans’ mind is naturally hesitant to new things and as a result we tend to retreat from unfamiliar events. Many Tanzanians, for instance, have come to accept poverty as a normal way of life despite having great ideas that can turn their lives…

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Humphrey Makussa : For a long time now, traders and business people in the country have been doing everything to maximize their profits without considering possible economic and health impact of their actions towards their customers. Unfortunately, the government does not seem to address this issue seriously. For instance, right now there is an influx of the fake vehicle…

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KIGALI, Rwanda, March 30, 2012/ — Committed to adding value to the economy and community: • 83 days to build network from start – fastest Greenfield launch in history of Sub-Saharan Africa • To invest USD 100 million over the next three years • Operation to generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the country • Airtel to contribute…

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New York, USA, 29 March 2012 – Inaccurate measurement of investment values, returns, risks and liabilities can create substantial distortions to long-term investment strategies and drive long-term investors to adopt a short-term orientation, according to the Measurement, Governance and Long-term Investing report, released today by the World Economic Forum. Since long-term capital can play an important role in helping…

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Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 28 March 2012-After a decade of transformative economic, research and development efforts, Africa is poised to achieve its vision for progress – if policymakers, researchers, civil society and the media are able to properly analyze and communicate the continent’s ongoing development challenges and successes. That’s a key message of this week’s New Partnerships for Africa’s Development…

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LONDON (28 March 2012) — Nearly one billion people in the world are undernourished, while millions suffer from chronic disease due to excess food consumption. Global demand is growing for agricultural products and food prices are rising, yet roughly one-third of food produced for human consumption is lost or wasted. Climate change threatens more frequent drought, flooding and pest…

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Pune, India, 26 March 2012: Nihilent, a leading global consulting and solutions Integration Company today announced a strategic partnership with Equip Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC), an advisory firm that provides governance, risk management and internal audit transformation solutions. Nihilent and Equip will combine their expertise to address the business challenges faced by organizations in the Financial Services, Government…

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