Selling feet pictures is just another way people make a lot of money from working at home, but it is a competitive industry, and a lot of effort needs to go into it. Selling feet pictures is not any different to photographers selling their pictures; it just so happens to be their feet selling the...
Kenya has ended a five-year slide in foreign direct investment after it attracted deals worth Sh107 billion in 2022 but was still beaten by Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia in the race to attract investors. Findings of an annual survey by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) suggest that foreign direct investment flows into...
Tanzania’s private sector has experienced robust growth in credit extension, driven by improved business conditions and supportive fiscal and monetary policies, as the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) reported in its Monthly Economic Review for June 2023. In May 2023, private sector credit exhibited a significant year-on-year growth of 22.5%, compared to 15% in the same...
According to the Iranian envoy, trade between Iran and Tanzania has witnessed significant growth. In the fiscal year 2021/22, Tanzania’s imports from Iran increased by 35 per cent compared to the 2019/20 financial year, amounting to goods worth $35 million (Sh82.25 billion). Conversely, Iran’s exports to Tanzania during the same period reached $95 million (Sh223.25...
The latest Henley Passport Index, a Global passport ranking, has placed the Tanzanian passport in the second position scoring 101 trailing behind the Kenyan passport, which was placed in the 98th position. The Kenyan passport has dropped its position in the latest Index ranking, despite recent efforts by the government to secure more friendly bilateral ties,...
The volume of cargo handled at major sea and lake ports in Tanzania increased by 26 per cent to 6.5 million tonnes in the first quarter of this year from 5.1 million tonnes recorded during a similar period last year, according to the Bank of Tanzania (BoT), Consolidated Zonal Economic Performance Report for the quarter...
China’s CNOOC Ltd is planning offshore oil and gas exploration with state-owned Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation as the East African nation seeks to boost the development of its natural resources. The joint will be conducted in the deep-sea blocks 4/1B and 4/1C held by TPDC, according to Tanzania Energy Minister January Makamba. The acreage is...
Kenya has completed the construction of its portion of a $309.26 million electricity transmission line that will allow power imports and exports with neighbouring Tanzania before the end of the year. Energy Cabinet Secretary Davis Chirchir Tuesday said Kenya was installing meters along the transmission line of 507.5-kilometres ahead of the commissioning by December. The...
In a significant diplomatic move, the Minister of Energy in Tanzania, the Honourable January Makamba, embarked on an official visit to China in response to an invitation from China’s Minister of Energy, Dr Jianhua Zhang of the National Energy Administration. The visit, aimed at strengthening bilateral ties, witnessed fruitful discussions between Minister Makamba and his...
According to the statement issued by the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) on Tuesday, there has been a growing trend of pricing goods and services for locals in US dollars. The central bank emphasized that this practice is a violation of directives issued in August 2007 and December 2017, which prohibit domestic payments for goods and...