The economic impact of Ebola

The initial estimates for the Tanzania budget for 2015/2016 is about Sh22 trillion. This is an increase of about Sh3 trillion as compared to last year’s budget. When presenting these estimates in April 2015, the Finance minister stipulated that about Sh13 trillion is expected to be raised from various taxes administered by the Tanzania Revenue Authority.

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International pledges of help to Africa's Ebola-hit regions have not yet had any impact on the epidemic, a leading medical charity says.

Abba Abashi a Liberian-Nigerian student in the Kenyan capital Nairobi has been speaking with the BBC about his efforts to maintain contact with family members in Liberia

The World Bank cuts its 2014 GDP growth projections for the three nations worst hit by Ebola, saying their economies continue to be crippled.

>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.

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Ashley Holmer is being careful about not rattling the culture of Tanzania. But with her Red Sweater Project she quietly is working some monumental changes in the African nation. Why red sweaters? Because red is a color that is big, bright and stands out.