BNP Paribas fine shows dollar’s key role in global markets

Mcheza tenis namba moja duniani kwa upande wa wanaume Novak Djokovic amenyakua ubingwa wa BNP Paribas Open.

Balozi wa Tanzania Ubelgiji Dr. Diodorus Buberwa Kamala (wa pili kutoka kulia) akiwa katika picha ya pamoja na Viongozi Waandamizi wa Benki ya Kimataifa ya BNP PARIBAS baada ya kumaliza kikao nao leo Brussels. Wa kwanza kulia ni Bwana Guy Vandevelde Makamu wa Rais wa Benki hiyo.

>This is the third of a series of four articles in which I seek to share my view on the state of Africa’s financial markets -- their roles in propelling socio-economic prosperity, opportunities and challenges that we face as we try to develop our financial markets.

There are only 15 domestic companies listed in our local stock exchange; this number stands unfavourably when compared to over 30 companies listed in Ghana, over 60 companies in Kenya, over 250 companies in Nigeria, over 360 companies in Egypt and over 450 in South Africa.

The art is great, the enthusiasm is there and above all the creativity has been breathtaking, but even then all is not well in the performing arts in Tanzania.

The call by the African Court of Human and People’s Rights (AfCHPR) for the media to promote human rights on the continent could not have come at a better time. It adds to the growing concerns over the abuse of human rights not only in East Africa, but also in many parts of the continent recently.

Rural health care providers working in remote areas of the country have a key role to play in reducing maternal and new-born deaths, medical experts have revealed in a new report.

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