ECONOMY: Tanzania economy still fastest in region- report

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Over the years, there has been a lot of talk by some of our economic experts – to the pleasure of politicians – that Tanzania’s economy is growing at a commendable pace.

Reports indicating that Tanzania’s economy is one of the fastest growing in the world today, earning the country accolades in international circles, are apparently making little sense to te common man as it is yet to impact positively on the quality of his life, a new study has established.

President Jakaya Kikwete has blamed economic policies Tanzania adopted after independence for bad economic performance of the country.

>anzania’s economy grew by 7.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year, driven mainly by communication, transport, industry, construction, energy and water sectors, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said yesterday.

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