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Godfrey Simbeye, Executive Director, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF): Interview
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Interview:Godfrey Simbeye, Executive Director, Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) What is the greatest challenge facing the private sector in Tanzania? GODFREY SIMBEYE: When you talk about the private sector in Tanzania, there are two categories — the foreign private sector and the local private sector. For the local private sector, the single biggest challenge is access to finance.…
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Benno Ndulu, Former Governor, Bank of Tanzania (BoT): Interview
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Interview:Benno Ndulu, Former Governor, Bank of Tanzania (BoT) What policy reforms will keep inflation within the target band for the next 12 months? BENNO NDULU: Within the medium term, we expect inflation to stay in our target range of 5%, which is currently below the advisory threshold. However, core inflation, which is adjusted for the movement of food and fuel prices, has averaged 2-3%…
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Ineke Bussemaker, CEO and Managing Director, NMB Bank: Interview
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Interview:Ineke Bussemaker, CEO and Managing Director, NMB Bank How are commercial lenders working with the central bank to increase private sector credit? INEKE BUSSEMAKER: Even without the direct influence of the central bank, there are incentives for commercial banks to increase their number of loans to the private sector. Granted, this is done within the parameters established by the central…
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Marc den Hartog, Vice-President East Africa, Shell: Interview
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Interview:Marc den Hartog, Vice-President East Africa, Shell What is the status of the integrated LNG project? MARC DEN HARTOG: The status of the integrated project is that its exploration programmes are complete, all of the conceptual design work is also complete, and the acquisition of the site for the LNG plant at Lindi on the south-east coast of Tanzania – in partnership with the national…
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Jared Zerbe, CEO, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS): Interview
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Interview:Jared Zerbe, CEO, Tanzania International Container Terminal Services (TICTS) What are the Port of Dar es Salaam’s chief competitive advantages compared to other ports in Africa? JARED ZERBE: The Port of Dar es Salaam is strategically located as a gateway to several landlocked countries, benefitting the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Zambia, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda and Malawi.…
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Charles John Poul Mwijage, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment: Interview
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Interview:Charles John Poul Mwijage, Minister of Industry, Trade and Investment What are the biggest obstacles for manufacturers doing business in Tanzania? CHARLES JOHN POUL MWIJAGE: In general, people in the manufacturing sector have challenges related to imports. There is difficulty competing with similar products imported from abroad. First, a large amount of goods available in Tanzania…
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Kapuulya Musomba, Acting Managing Director, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC): Interview
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Interview:Kapuulya Musomba, Acting Managing Director, Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) What is the potential of gas-to-power (GTP) and the Mtwara-Dar es Salaam Natural Gas Pipeline? KAPUULYA MUSOMBA: The pipeline was constructed from Mtwara with its terminal point in Dar es Salaam. The primary objective of the pipeline was to build capacity for Tanzania’s GTP projects in…
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James Kilaba, Director-General, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority: Interview
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Interview:James Kilaba, Director-General, Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority What is the greatest challenge to boosting ICT use in Tanzania and sub-Saharan Africa? JAMES KILABA: One challenge is inadequate power supply. Nearly one in five people in the world live without access to electricity, many of them located beyond the reach of the current grid system. Of these 1.2bn people,…
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Dhruv Jog, Managing Director, Advent Construction: Interview
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Interview:Dhruv Jog, Managing Director, Advent Construction How has the sector evolved since 2015? DHRUV JOG: The construction sector has changed in terms of the proportion of projects in the building segment versus the civil segment. Since 2015 there has been a gradual but clear shift towards civil works, with many more infrastructure projects, namely road, bridge and marine projects, as opposed…
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Charles John Tizeba, Minister of Agriculture: Interview
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Interview:Charles John Tizeba, Minister of Agriculture What impact have global price fluctuations had on Tanzania’s agriculture sector? CHARLES JOHN TIZEBA: The fluctuation in agriculture commodity prices was compounded by large demand from outside the country. Within the EAC, Tanzania was the sole country with a surplus harvest for a number of staples and cereals in 2016. As a result of…