TANZANIA

A satellite image of the world at night shows a brightly lit Europe covered with starry dots and in sharp contrast, a dark, unlit Africa.

With poor infrastructure in Africa accounting for a two-percent loss in total GDP each year, there is now a concerted effort to get the continent’s transport networks up to speed.

Tanzania’s GDP has grown dramatically in recent years sparking a telecoms boom.

Banking reforms, solid macro-economic policies and significant investment from the IMF and World Bank have boosted Tanzania’s recent economic performance. In 2009-10, the country bucked global trends,...

The energy sector offers interesting opportunities for canny investors

Information and communications technology (ICT) has grown significantly in Tanzania over the course of the past decade, as telecommunications have penetrated nearly every corner of Tanzania’s economy.

The sheer size of the country creates challenges for Tanzanian transport

Stunning natural beauty, ongoing government investment and public-private partnerships have made Tanzanian tourism a lucrative business

While agriculture and tourism form the backbone of the Tanzanian economy, in recent years mining has been playing an increasingly important role.

Global sugar production increased by 5.5 per cent in 2010-11 to a record 167 million tonnes, and Barclays forecast a 2.1 per cent year-on-year rise in demand for sugar in 2011-12. Sugar prices have...