Petrol price down 3pc as diesel climbs 2.7pc

The petrol price increased yesterday. Retail petrol cap price increased by 1.74 per cent to Sh2,266 per litre in the commercial capital.Prices will be higher in far-flung corners of the country.

Sometimes back, a friend in a drunken stupor had his car filled with diesel instead of petrol at a nearby petrol station.

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Tanzania raises petrol, diesel prices pump prices
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DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania's energy regulatory body raised the retail prices of petrol and diesel on Thursday after global oil prices rose and the local currency weakened, but left kerosene prices unchanged in its latest monthly review. Fuel prices ...
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The World Bank sees Tanzania’s economy maintaining steady growth but it is warning of “clouds on the horizon” that could impede progress and undermine economic stability.

Mwanza Region has yet to effectively use Lake Victoria waters for irrigation purposes. Only 3 per cent of land is under irrigation.

Tanzania’s 2014 economic outlook is positive despite anticipated revenue collection shortfalls and dwindling exports, according to a new report.

The World Bank (WB) has said the Kenyan economy is expected to grow 6-7 per cent over the next three years (2015-17), up from an earlier projection of 4.7 per cent in 2014, as lower oil prices spur consumption and the government proceeds with rail and energy projects.

University students applying to get loans under the higher education students’ loan scheme will pay an interest of seven per cent at the time of repaying loans, a top ministry official has said.

>The government has admitted that the contribution of the mineral sector to the national economy was still minimal and that mineral smuggling was still a major problem despite efforts to try and end it.