Poverty reduction ‘possible’ by 2015

>The government has made notable efforts to reduce poverty by 2015, it has been said.According to principal economist at the ministry of Finance Ekingo Magembe, the government needs $64.6 million (about Sh103 billion) every month to remove people from poverty.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

TheCitizen

13 Jun

2014/2015 BUDGET: Priority areas geared to poverty reduction, says Finance minister

>The government yesterday outlined eight priority areas in its 2014/15 Budget geared at lowering the cost of living in the country as well as improving social services.

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Jul

Poverty reduction partnership hailed

The China-Tanzania village-based poverty reduction approach, which has been introduced in the country, is providing breakthroughs through promotion of agricultural growth.

 

10 years ago

AllAfrica.Com

16 Sep

Misconception Frustrates Tasaf Poverty Reduction Efforts

Misconception Frustrates Tasaf Poverty Reduction Efforts
AllAfrica.com
GOVERNMENT efforts to reduce poverty among vulnerable population through Tanzania Social Action Fund (Tasaf) is being frustrated by some individuals who decline aid advanced to them for unfounded reasons. Some 100 poor households in Same district ...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

02 Nov

Unreliable power eats away at gains in poverty reduction

“I’m very pleased to announce that Tanzania has successfully managed to reduce poverty among Tanzanians,” announced Finance minister Saada M. Salum on Wednesday. She was releasing the “Tanzania Mainland Household Budget Survey Main Report 2011/12.”

 

11 years ago

Daily News

14 Feb

Israel to support Z'bar poverty reduction initiatives

Daily News
Israel to support Z'bar poverty reduction initiatives
Daily News
ISRAEL has pledged support for Zanzibar's ongoing economic development initiatives which aim at poverty reduction. The promise was made when Israeli Ambassador in Tanzania, Mr Gil Haskeli, met with the Zanzibar Second Vice-President, Mr Seif Ali Iddi, ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Oct

African poverty now to slump to 35pc in 2015: WB

Poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is projected by the World Bank to drop to 35 per cent this year as faster economic growth in the past two decades allowed governments to boost spending on schools and clinics.

 

10 years ago

Dewji Blog

19 Aug

Africa wealth report 2015: rich get richer even as poverty and inequality deepen

Diners sit on the terrace of the luxury Cais de Quatro restaurant, overlooking the city skyline in the Angolan capital Luanda. Photograph: Simon Dawson/Bloomberg/Getty Images

Source by :http://www.theguardian.com

Campaign group criticises development strategies as research shows the number of millionaires in Africa has more than doubled since 2000.

Africa is now home to more than 160,000 people with personal fortunes worth in excess of $1m (£642,000), a twofold increase in the...

 

11 years ago

TheCitizen

19 Jun

CTI still pushing for reduction in taxes

The Confederation of Tanzania Industries (CTI) is still pushing for the review of some duties and levies that were not addressed in the Finance minister’s general budget read last week.

 

11 years ago

Daily News

12 Sep

CUF against reduction of constituencies in Zanzibar

CUF against reduction of constituencies in Zanzibar
Daily News
AS the exercise to review Zanzibar constituencies continues, the Civic United Front (CUF) has asked the Zanzibar Electoral Commission (ZEC) not to reduce the number of constituencies in the islands. The party's Deputy Secretary General (Zanzibar), ...

 

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