POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

EU Approves TSh462.8 Billion for Tanzania but Shifts Funding Away From Government

The European Union has approved €156 million, about TSh462.8 billion, for Tanzania, but the packag...

Oct 21 15 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Has Reached 70 Million People. By 2050 It Will Have 118 Million. The Economy Has 25 Years to Create Enough Jobs, Industries, and Productivity to Turn That Into an Advantage Rather Than a Crisis.

Tanzania's population reached an estimated 70.04 million in 2026, confirmed by National Bureau of St...

Jun 13 13 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Ruto Announces Bayern Munich vs AFC Ajax Match at Raila Odinga Stadium on January 5, 2027

Bayern Munich and Ajax will open Nairobi’s new 60,000 seat Raila Odinga International Stadium on J...

Oct 28 9 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Uses 153rd IPU Assembly to Pitch Its Investment Potential

Tanzania is using the 153rd Inter Parliamentary Union Assembly in Arusha to present the country not ...

Sep 28 8 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Zanzibar Launches Electric Buses, With 15 of a Planned 500 Now on the Road

Zanzibar President Dr Hussein Ali Mwinyi launched the island's electric bus network on 23 July 2026,...

Jul 24 7 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania Cuts Current Account Deficit by Nearly 14 Percent. Here Is What Changed

Tanzania current account deficit: USD 2,049.4 million in 2025, down 13.9 percent from USD 2,379.8 mi...

Jul 19 2 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Why Tanzania Maintained 3.3 Percent Inflation While Neighbours Faced Higher Prices

Tanzania's average consumer price inflation in 2025 was 3.3 percent, up marginally from 3.1 percent ...

Jun 26 3 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Where Tanzania's TZS 20.8 Trillion Development Budget Will Go in 2026/27

Tanzania's FY2026/27 development budget is TZS 20,819.8 billion, 33.3 percent of the TZS 62,334.2 bi...

Jun 26 4 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

The First Budget of Vision 2050: What Tanzania's New Development Era Actually Looks Like

Tanzania's FY2026/27 National Development Plan is the first under Vision 2050 whose aspiration is a ...

Jun 26 5 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Can Tanzania Double Down on Growth? GDP Target Set to Reach 7.2 Percent by 2030

Tanzania's FY2026/27 National Development Plan sets the following GDP growth trajectory: 5.9 percent...

Jun 24 3 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

Tanzania's Economy Grew 5.9 Percent in 2025. Which Sectors Drove the Expansion?

Tanzania's real GDP grew 5.9 percent in 2025 against 5.6 percent in 2024, confirmed by the National ...

Jun 24 2 min

POLICY, STRATEGY & FUTURE ECONOMY

One Quarter of Tanzania's Economy Still Comes From Agriculture. Is That a Strength or a Weakness?

Agriculture contributed 24.3 percent of Tanzania's GDP in 2025, down from 24.9 percent in 2021, conf...

Jun 24 3 min