Introduction The quest to eliminate extreme poverty, hunger, food insecurity, gender inequalities, corruption, poor governance, and trade barriers has always been a priority for many development agendas in Africa and the world (Wonnacott, 1996). As measures to achieve inclusive and …
New research for the Initiative for African Trade & Prosperity highlights the transformative potential of free trade in Africa. Summary The adoption and implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) could help liberalise economies across Africa, which in …
By Francis Nyonzo Funny fact! Most dismissed workers do not file cases against their employers even though they are not paid severance as Labor law requires. This is a fact from research by a distinguished economic professor at Michigan State …
In many parts of Sub-Saharan Africa, women, despite being central to agricultural production and driving productivity, still face significant barriers to land ownership. This blog post explores the complex relationship between gender and land rights, emphasizing that land rights are …
Africa’s rise has consistently been truncated by repressive governance, large-scale centralised government, extractive institutions, and headstrong leaders who see politics as an avenue to harvest their loot by hook or crook. Long before Covid-19 and the Russia- Ukraine war the …
Introduction Fraser Institute report (2021), the index published in Economic Freedom of the World measures the degree to which policies and institutions of countries are supportive of economic freedom. The structure of economic freedom world index measures the degree of …
Tanzania achieved a lower-middle-income economy status in July 2020, reflecting two decades of sustained macroeconomic growth. The country’s rich natural endowments and strategic geographic position fostered a diverse economy resilient to external shocks. Tanzania’s economy fared better than many regional …
Na Amani Mjege Mnamo tarehe 24 january 2022 Benki ya CRDB ilitangaza punguzo kubwa la riba katika mikopo kwa kundi la wakulima, pamoja na wafanyakazi. Mkurugenzi Mtendaji wa Benki ya CRDB, Abdulmajid Nsekela alisema punguzo hilo la riba linakuja kufuatia …
It has never been more evident than it is now that Tanzania is presided over by a woman. A law passed under the leadership of the late Magafuli in 2002 to ban pregnant school girls from continuing with the school …
Kenya and Tanzania are restoring the once-decayed faith in free trade by demonstrating that economic collaboration has a win-win outcome. Effective trade facilitation between states can easily translate into considerable economic gains, as corroborated by the import-export statistics of these …
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