Lending Up Slightly (+0.11), Deposits Ease (-0.11) In September 2025, Tanzania’s interest rate environment remained broadly stable, showing modest adjustments that reflect healthy liquidity and balanced monetary conditions. Lending rates...

Authored by Amran Bhuzohera, this paper presents a timely analysis of the economic, policy, and social implications of election-related disruptions in Tanzania. It explores how political instability and electoral uncertainty...

By Dr. Bravious Felix Kahyoza PhD, FMVA CP3P, Email: braviouskahyoza5@gmail.com At dawn on the shores of the Indian Ocean, the Port of Dar es Salaam wakes up slowly, almost shyly,...

By Dr. Bravious Felix Kahyoza PhD, FMVA CP3P, Email: braviouskahyoza5@gmail.com When President Dr. Samia Suluhu Hassan addressed newly sworn-in ministers on November 18, 2025, her message conveyed a rare and...

By Dr. Bravious Kahyoza, PhD, Senior Economist at TICGL and Dr. Jasinta Msamula, PhD. Lecturer Mzumbe University.  Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) could be Tanzania’s key ingredient for sustained economic development—if implemented effectively....

Between 2020 and 2023, Tanzania’s trade-to-GDP ratio rebounded sharply from a pandemic low of 27.96% to 38.21%, marking a 10.25 percentage point increase—the strongest three-year expansion in over a decade....

Over six decades, Tanzania’s economy has expanded dramatically—from a GDP per capita of $275 in 1960 to $1,224.49 in 2023, and a total GDP of $79.06 billion. Despite global and...

Over six decades, Tanzania’s national debt has expanded from $0.2 billion in 1961 to $53.5 billion in 2025, marking an extraordinary 26,650% increase driven by evolving development priorities and policy...

Over the past three decades, Tanzania has achieved remarkable progress in managing its trade balance—reducing the deficit from a severe -20.47% of GDP in 1993 to a more sustainable -3.82%...

From a negligible 0.22% of GDP in the 1970s to a strong $1.63 billion in 2023, Tanzania’s Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) story reflects over five decades of transformation and resilience....