ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Critical look at weak performance of Tanzanian shilling

>The Tanzanian shilling has been declining and losing value in relation to major and vehicle global currencies such as the US dollar in the recent past. We have observed exchange rates of over $1 to Sh1,750. In not so a distant past, foreign exchange markets would sell the greenback at a price (exchange rate) of about Sh1,200 to Sh1,500 per $1 having risen from figures below Sh1,000 per greenback.

TheCitizen

Habari Zinazoendana

10 years ago

TheCitizen

11 Jul

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Perspectives of Greece’s July rejection of austerity economics

>Greece economy has been struggling for a while. Among other things, it was at the centre stage of the 2010 eurozone sovereign debt crisis and had to be bailed out by its fellow euro zone states. In 2015 in general and the week leading to June 31 in particular Greece had to settle its colossal debts. It defaulted and once again needed to be conditionally bailed out.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Jan

ECONOMIC MADE SIMPLE: Economic perspectives on weakening Tanzanian shilling

>Tanzanian shilling has been declining in relation to the major global currencies such as the US dollar in the recent past. In the week starting January 19, 2015 we observed the exchange rate of $1 for over Sh1,800.

 

9 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

14 Dec

Tanzania: Economics Made Simple - Resource Mobilisation for Sustainable ...

Tanzania: Economics Made Simple - Resource Mobilisation for Sustainable ...
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The year 2015 was a time during which 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations Summit in September 2015. These are the much-awaited post-2015 agenda after coming to end of the Millennium Development Goals ...

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Nov

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Why there’s need to go beyond austerity economic measures

The coming to office of President John Magufuli has been marked and characterised by a number of new things. These include some surprises and shockers. Indeed, surprises seem to be his way of doing things.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

12 Dec

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Resource mobilisation for sustainable development goals

The year 2015 was a time during which 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations Summit in September 2015.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Oct

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE : What will take resource mobilisation to fund election promises

In times of election campaigns one wishes to see value-adding campaigns as opposed to personality-based campaigns that don’t make any sense at all. What the electorate wish, want and deserve to hear are issues that those vying for presidential, parliamentary and councillor positions would address and fix if elected.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

08 Mar

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: US dollar in TZ: Dollarisation, old notes, small denominations

>Scholars of economics in general and its international economics branch in particular will recognise that Tanzania, as is the case in many other countries, is not a country in autarky. To the contrary, it is an open economy that transacts with the rest of the world (ROW).

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

28 Jun

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Towards fixing what’s broken in WB’s non-job creation report

>The very educative and informative 5th World Bank (WB) Economic Update for Tanzania report was released on June 24. The 84-page report is titled ‘Who Wants a Job? The Magnetic Power of Cities’. Part One dwells on the state of the economy, including recent developments, short to medium-term prospects and the next challenge of creating jobs for faster and more equitable growth.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

31 May

ECONOMICS MADE SIMPLE: Thinking, acting beyond WB funded project completion

>Development projects by various development agencies like the World Bank (WB) aim at, inter alia, bringing about development in various contexts. They may aim at contributing to economic growth and poverty reduction. One expects, therefore, that once such projects are completed, there will only be winners and not losers.

 

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