Ban of foreign trips ‘good’ for shilling

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Tanzania: Ban of Foreign Trips 'Good' for Shilling
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The first six months of the current calendar year was bad to the Tanzania shilling so much that it even sent prices of imported products up.

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) yesterday announced a ban on foreign travel for its employees across the country, complying with President John Magufuli’s recent order.

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The Speaker of Parliament, Ms Rebecca Kadaga, has defended MPs’ foreign trips, saying they are always on the move doing Parliament work. 

The Southern Agricultural Growth Corridor of Tanzania (Sagcot) has launched its series of field trips ahead of the 2015 multi-stakeholder Annual Partnership Forum on Friday.

>A seasoned banker yesterday called upon the Bank of Tanzania (BoT) to leave the value of the Shilling to be determined by market forces.