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By expanding market size and lower trade costs, regional integration can enhance export diversification and competitiveness, that are important drivers of economic growth. Using disaggregated trade statistics at 6 HS code digits and applying Grubel-Lloyd Index (GLI), this study examines whether Tanzania’s pattern of trade structure with its trading partners’
Using bilateral trade data for 157 countries and applying a General Equilibrium Poisson Pseudo Maximum Likelihood (GEPPML) model, we estimate the effects of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA) on Tanzania’s trade/exports and welfare. The baseline estimates on the international border suggest that all else equal, the international border
WTO provides the bedrock of international trade law. Thus, it supports open and predictable trade. Regional trade arrangements have become an accepted channel for trade development, consequently, they are recognised by WTO under article XXIV of GATT and the Enabling Clause. Most RIs are brought about by regional trade arrangements.
Public debt is an important macroeconomic policy area of interest for governments, researchers and academia. This study investigates its impact on private sector financing in Tanzania. Firstly, it discusses the evolution of public debt since independence, focusing on the legal and policy framework for its management and the debt relief
This study aimed to examine the role of innovation and technology upgrading (ITU) in the competitiveness of Tanzania’s industrial and export sectors. To achieve this objective, the study was structured as three complementary components. The first component focused on assessing the current status and trends in the technology and innovation
This report, among others, provides a review beyond the conventional health sector public expenditure reviews by: It is envisaged that the analysis and insights from this report will inform future policy formulation, planning and budgeting in the health sector. Read the full report below…
The Business Climate Survey for Nordic Companies in Tanzania is a joint initiative by the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and REPOA. Business Climate Surveys are published regularly in several markets across the world. This is a follow-up survey from that conducted in 2019 aiming to further our understanding
This study tests whether firms in the EAC that supply in the foreign markets are in line with the learning by exporting hypothesis, in view of the differing performance indicators between exporters and non-exporters in these economies.The data for this study is constructed from the World Bank Enterprise Survey for
The results of this study suggest that common beans’ farmers in Tanzania are aware of significant role of exporting their crop than trading locally. Results further suggest that different factors such as age of a farmer, household size, other business, access to extension and contract farming are likely to influence
Horticultural sub-sector in Tanzania has been characterized by sustained growth over the years. But there has been slow growth rate in horticultural exports over the last decade. In this regard, knowledge of the determinants of the industry’s development is very important. Little attempt was made to examine factors influencing the
Tanzania export sector has been growing over the years. The market share of Tanzania increased by 0.29% to 0.08% in EAC and SSA from Period I to Period II respectively. This performance of exports may have been attributed by increased/decreased competitiveness or increased/decreased structural factors such as world trade, focal
This research aimed at studying the movements in comparative advantage of Tanzanian exports and identifying opportunities for trade with Europe. Comparative advantage is measured using Balassa’s index and Volrath Index as robustness check. Additionally, trends in intra-industry trade between Tanzania and the world and with Sub-Saharan Africa is measured using
This publication was produced with the financial support of the European Union, through the EU-ACP TradeCom II Programme, as part of the Targeted support to strengthen capacity of policymakers, exporters, and trade associations to assess and review trade and related economic policies to promote trade competitiveness and diversification for widening
This study examines the effect of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and trade openness on a firm’s export competitiveness and diversification among East African Community (EAC) members. Unlike previous studies, we investigated this issue to emerging region of EAC. The study uses traditional panel methods of fixed and random effect for
To better understand whether all urban dwellers can access public services equally, this policy brief examines the extent to which public services are available in Dar es Salaam and for whom. The analysis of public services covers agricultural extension services, education, guaranteed security of tenure, health care and medical services,
Tanzania’s rate of urbanization is estimated to be about 5%, and the urban population will grow to 35.5 million in 2030, and 76.5 million in 2050. Dar es Salaam, the biggest commercial city, will have a population of over 10 million people by 2030, thus will be, by definition, a
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