Finance

Clean Books, Messy Reality: What Tanzania’s Audit Numbers Don’t Show 

By Elian Otti | April 2, 2026

Tanzania’s audit results for 2024/25 show a high share of unqualified opinions across audited entities. In technical terms, this indicates

Sustained Capital Market Reforms Could Reshape East Africa’s Economies
By Brian Otieno | March 27, 2026

Recently, Tanzania’s Finance Minister, Mwigulu Nchemba, pointed to strong growth and innovation in the country’s capital markets, remarks that did

Rewriting the Tax Rulebook: What Tanzania’s 284 Reform Proposals Signal for the Economy
By Stacie Mburugu | March 19, 2026

Tax reform is rarely incremental. It is typically political, technical, and consequential all at once. This week, the conversation around

From National Law to Regional Oversight: Addressing Buyer Power in Tanzania
By Maria Goretti | March 19, 2026

The regulation of buyer power is a growing concern in Tanzania’s competition law framework. Under the Fair Competition Act, 2003,

Unpacking Tanzania’s Landmark Islamic Banking Regulations
By Agatha Gichana | February 20, 2026

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) gazetted new regulations aimed at promoting the growth, integrity, and stability of Shari’ah-compliant finance in

Beyond the Formal Payslip: Tanzania’s Social Protection Gamble on the Informal Economy
By Elian Otti | February 16, 2026

On any given morning in Tanzania, millions of livelihoods unfold outside the reach of traditional labour protections. From market vendors

Tanzania’s 2025/26 Budget Bets on Excise Hikes and Digital Tax Reform
By Maria Goretti | February 16, 2026

Tanzania’s 2025/26 budget outlines a deliberate push to strengthen domestic manufacturing through higher excise duties on selected imported goods. The

Unpacking Tanzania’s New Microfinance Digital Lending Regulations: Progress and Pitfalls
By Maria Goretti | January 26, 2026

Digital lending has become one of the most transformative innovations in Tanzania’s financial sector, reshaping access to credit and advancing

Budget 2025/26: Tanzania Targets Jobs, Growth, and Domestic Industry Revival
By Anne | August 15, 2025

Last Friday, Hon. Dr Mwigulu Lameck Nchemba, Minister for Finance, read the TSh 56.49 trillion (approximately USD 22 billion) budget

Africa to Benefit from China’s Tariff Trade-Free Initiative
By Jewel Tete | July 22, 2025

China announced it will remove customs duties on goods imported from all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it.

From Aid to Obstacle: U.S. Remittance Tax Policy and Its Impact on Tanzania
By Brian Otieno | July 22, 2025

By any measure, diaspora remittances have become one of the most consequential financial lifelines for developing economies. Data from the

From America With Love: How Trump’s Tariffs Cut Diaspora Support
By Anne | July 21, 2025

Recently, the U.S. House Budget Committee proposed to fast-track Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”, which seeks to impose a

Tanzania’s Foreign Currency Use Ban: Economic Prudence or Regional Headache?
By Brian Otieno | July 21, 2025

In a move that signals both economic pragmatism and a careful recalibration of monetary policy, Tanzania recently (effective March 31,

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