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Tanzania
Dodoma · Tanzanian shilling (TZS) · EAC · SADC
Reference
- Capital
- Dodoma
- Currency
- Tanzanian shilling · TZS
- Central bank
- Bank of Tanzania
- Official languages
- Swahili, English
- Stock exchange
- Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange
- Instant payments
- TIPS (Tanzania Instant Payment System)
- Regulatory sandbox
- Bank of Tanzania Fintech Regulatory Sandbox
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Figures
- GDP (current US$)
- $90.1 bn · 2025
- GDP growth (annual %)
- 5.9% · 2025
- Population
- 70.5 m · 2025
- Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
- 3.3% · 2025
- Personal remittances received (current US$)
- Not available for the latest year
- Exchange rate · TZS
- 2643 TZS per US dollar · 2026-08-29
World Bank, World Development Indicators, via the World Bank API; year as published. Mid-market reference from exchangerate-api.com, refreshed daily; not a dealing rate.
Headlines · 29
From the AllAfrica country feed and pan-African newsrooms; each item links to the original.
Moneyweb
Refinery rivalry exposes East Africa’s regional tensions
Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania are each backing rival refinery and energy projects worth billions of dollars – proof that old regional tensions haven't gone away.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania Parliament Unanimously Approves Deogratius Ndejembi As New Vice President
[Capital FM] Tanzania's Parliament has unanimously approved Deogratius John Ndejembi as the country's new Vice President, clearing a key constitutional hurdle in the transition triggered by the resignation of Emmanuel…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tiseza Rolls Out Incentives for Tea Investors
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) has introduced tax and nontax incentives across the tea value chain to attract more investors, lower investment costs and…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Samia Appoints, Reshuffles RCs, Rass
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has appointed four new Regional Commissioners and transferred six others in a leadership reshuffle that also affects Regional Administrative Secretaries across…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Five-Year Plan to Expand Mobile, Internet Services
[Daily News] Dodoma -- DEPUTY Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Dr Switbert Mkama said the government has adopted a five-year strategy to expand mobile phone and internet services to underserved…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Somalia and Tanzania Discuss Public Service Reforms and Government Management
[Shabelle] Dodoma, Tanzania -- Somalia's Minister of State at the Prime Minister's Office, Hirsi Jama Gaani, leading a federal government delegation, met on Thursday with Tanzania's Minister of State in the President's…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Science Training Helps Tanzanian Banana Farmers Curb Virus
[SciDev.Net] This article is supported by SIDA…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania's Polio Vaccination Targets Over 1.337million U-10 Children
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- More than 1.337 million children under the age of 10 are expected to be reached during an oral polio vaccination campaign being conducted in Dar es Salaam Region as part of government…
Africanews
Tanzania’s political crisis deepens after VP resignation
Tanzania’s governing party expelled the vice president who resigned this week, in an act of retaliation that will further test the credentials of the East African nation as a place of relative peace and stability.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania Supports WHO Reform Agenda
[Daily News] Ethiopia -- TANZANIA has supported ongoing efforts to strengthen the World Health Organisation (WHO) through reforms of the global health architecture, while stressing the need to preserve its core role as…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Police Nab 18 After Kilwa Road Truck Attack
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- POLICE have arrested 18 people and seized 23 motorcycles following a fatal road crash on Kilwa Road that allegedly sparked an attack in which boda boda riders set part of a truck on fire.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tabora Airport Terminal Nears Completion
[Daily News] Tabora -- THE construction of a new, modern passenger terminal at Tabora Regional Airport has reached 99 per cent completion under Phase III rehabilitation and upgrading works supervised by the Tanzania…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- TANZANIA and Comoros are seeking to deepen economic cooperation in trade, investment, financial services and infrastructure development as part of efforts to strengthen bilateral relations…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
173 Tanzanians Living in South Africa Voluntarily Return Home
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- A total of 173 Tanzanians living in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, have returned home voluntarily aboard a special government-chartered flight.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania Ruling CCM Expels VP Nchimbi, Energy Minister to Take His Place
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tanzania's ruling Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) has expelled Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi from the party, citing a breach of its values, a day after he announced his decision to resign from office.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
[Daily News] Mwanza -- THE Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation responsible for East African Affairs, Charles Ngeleja Kadonya, has stressed the need for projects being…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
[Daily News] Addis Ababa -- THE Tanzanian government says it values its long-standing partnership with the Gates Foundation in strengthening health services in the country, particularly maternal, newborn, child and…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania Pledges to Implement Various Monetary Policies, Regulatory Measures to Curb Inflation
[Daily News] Dodoma -- THE Tanzanian government says it will continue implementing various policy and regulatory measures to enable commercial banks to provide loans at more affordable interest rates, including…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania Embarks On 18-Month Project to Address Impacts of Climate Change On the Blue Economy
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Tanzanian government, in collaboration with the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar, is set to implement a project aimed at addressing the impacts of climate change on the marine…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
PM Urges Scientific Validation of Medicinal Plants
[Daily News] Tanga -- PRIME Minister Dr Mwigulu Nchemba has called for intensified scientific research into medicinal plants, saying Tanzania can develop safe and proven medicines from its rich natural resources.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
[Daily News] Dodoma -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has accepted the resignation of Vice-President Dr Emmanuel Nchimbi, who has stepped down from office and retired from politics and public service.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Zanzibar, Us Discuss 8.2tri/ - Health Deal
[Daily News] Zanzibar -- ZANZIBAR'S Ministry of Health has held talks with the United States Embassy in Tanzania on the implementation of a health-sector cooperation agreement between Tanzania and the US, valued at…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Vice President Nchimbi Resigns
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Tanzania's Vice President Emmanuel Nchimbi has announced his decision to resign from office on September 4, barely a month after he urged rights groups to "fight" for a new constitution.
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Centre Seeks Health Cover Support for Children With Disabilities
[Daily News] Arusha -- THE government and stakeholders have been urged to facilitate access to health insurance for children with disabilities to enable them receive medical services and regular medication without…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Samia Calls for Patriotic Youths
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan yesterday called for greater investment in civic, leadership and information literacy education for young people, stressing that the skills are essential for…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Tanzania Calls for Increased Financial Resources in Protecting Grazing Areas, Forests, Water Sources
[Daily News] Ulaanbaatar -- TANZANIA has called for increased international investment, technology and financial resources to restore degraded land and combat desertification and drought, stressing the need to protect…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Presidential Commission Lifts the Lid On Its Mandatory Tasks
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- CHAIRMAN of the Presidential Commission of Criminal Inquiry into incidents of violence during and after the 2025 General Election, Shaban Lila, has said there is a significant difference…
AllAfrica · Tanzania
Presidential Commission Begins Investigation of Law Violations During the 2025 Elections
[Daily News] Dar es Salaam -- THE Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Individuals Involved in Violence and Violations of the Law during and after the October 2025 General Election has officially begun…