High operating costs raise airfares

Tanzania Cigarette Company Ltd (TCC) has reported a 9.2 per cent decline in profit after tax mainly due to higher operating costs.

The most unaffordable place in the world to own a mobile phone is Malawi, as the BBC's Emmanuel Igunza finds out.

If the consumer price index (CPI) is anything to go by, a reduction in petroleum prices should trigger a drop in transport costs.

Legal costs remain high despite lawyers' increase
Daily News
THE number of practicing lawyers in Tanzania is increasing tremendously with each passing year, but the cost of obtaining their services continues to escalate. Speaking here during the Tanganyika Law Society Annual Conference, the immediate past TLS ...

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Tanzanian president says Eurobond would be delayed if costs too high
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DAR ES SALAM (Reuters) - President Jakaya Kikwete said on Friday that Tanzania aimed to launch its debut Eurobond worth at least $700 million in the next financial year starting in July and could seek more if conditions were favorable or delay if costs were ...
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When someone buys here a packet of one litre of juice made in the United Arab Emirates at Sh4,500, one has to bear in mind that 40 per cent of the price is the result of high transport cost, according to experts.

Prices of goods to final consumers rise because import freight charges are high.This happens because empty containers are sent to the countries of origin.

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG AEX: PHIA) has announced the launch of its Efficia CM Series patient monitors in Tanzania – these cost effective products are designed to provide clinicians with access to high-quality of care, even in resource-limited facilities. These solutions highlight Philips’ commitment to enhance access and enable quality care across the health continuum – from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment, recovery and home care, including in remote areas.
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Prosecutors ask the International Criminal Court to rule that Kenya's government is not co-operating with investigations into President Uhuru Kenyatta case.