WASHINGTON, June 12, 2012 – Developing countries should prepare for a long period of volatility in the global economy by re-emphasizing medium-term development strategies, while preparing for tougher times, says the World Bank in the newly-released Global Economic Prospects (GEP), June 2012. A resurgence of tensions in high-income Europe has eroded the gains made during the first four months…
ARUSHA, Tanzania, June 7, 2012/ — The Africa CEO forum (ACF) was officially launched by Tim Turner, AfDB private sector operations Director, and Amir Ben Yahmed, Vice President of Groupe Jeune Afrique and founder and executive producer of the event, at the Annual Meetings of the African Development Bank (AfDB) (http://www.afdb.org) in Arusha, Tanzania. The Africa CEO Forum is…
Saturday, 26 May 2012 20:56, Dar es Salaam, For The Citizen Newspaper: By Saumu Jumanne The Mother Nature provides us with various biotic resources, which we call biological diversity (biodiversity). And last week, on May 22, it was the International Day for Biodiversity. Despite motherland being one of the richest countries in the world as far as biodiversity is…
MKAKATI WA KUDHIBITI BIASHARA YA MAZAO YA MISITU KINYUME CHA SHERIA PAMOJA NA KUBORESHA UKUSANYAJI MADUHULI 1. UTANGULIZI Wakala wa Huduma za Misitu Tanzania (Tanzania Forest Services Agency) –TFS- umeanzishwa kwa kuzingatia Sheria ya Wakala wa Serikali Namba 30 ya 1997 iliyorejewa 2009). TFS ilianza kazi rasmi Julai 1, 2011 ikiwa na lengo la kutekeleza majukumu ya kiutendaji ya…
Dar es Salaam: In the month of June the World celebrates World Blood Donor Day. Today Tanzania still suffers a deficit of 67% blood requirements. The main consumers of blood transfusions are children under five years (50%), women during pregnancy as well as women who bleed post delivery (30%), accident victims (15%), other diseases like Cancer and Sickle Cell…
Written by Miki Tasseni – First published in Business Times, Dar es Salaam Former Tanzanian President Benjamin Mkapa has been making rounds in various institutions to address what appears to be an urgent problem: the European Union’s stance on stalled partnership agreements with African countries. While most other ACP (Africa, Caribbean and Pacific) countries have initialled such accords, Africa—except…
> *ARUSHA:* > > The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) will provide guarantees for loans taken > by SME’s in commercial banks, effectively providing the much needed > breakthrough for the small entrepreneurs in the continent to grow at a > faster pace. > > Addressing the media during the launch in Arusha, Tanzania, Chief > Executive Officer Felix Bikpo…
By Robert J. Shiller, 30 May 2012 NEW HAVEN – At this time of year, at graduation ceremonies in America and elsewhere, those about to leave university often hear some final words of advice before receiving their diplomas. To those interested in pursuing careers in finance – or related careers in insurance, accounting, auditing, law, or corporate management –…
KINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC)** May 31, 2012/ *–* Airtel ( http://www.airtel.com), the largest telecom network in DRC, is the first operator to be visited by the new Telecommunications & ICT Minister in the country – his Excellency Tryphon Kin-Kiey MULUMBA. The visit was part of the newly appointed Minister’s familiarization program to understand the realities that the…
Kufuatia vitendo vya vurugu zilizozuka hivi karibuni katika maeneo kadhaa ya Mji wa Zanzibar baada ya mitandao ya kimataifa imekuwa ikiripoti taarifa za kuwepo kwa hali ya wasiwasi kwa watalii wanaotaka kuja kutembelea Visiwa hivyo. Kama Waziri mwenye dhamana ya masuala ya Utalii, ningependa kuwahakikishia wageni, ambao tayari wako nchini, na wale ambao wanajiandaa kuja, kuwa vurugu hizo ambazo…