Meeting with Members of Parliamentary Budget Committee

TCDD conducted validation of research report meeting on Tanzania Public Debt Profile. The meeting was involved Members of Parliament budget committee which carried out on 28th April 2021 in Dodoma region. The report was presented by the consultant Dr Felician Mutasa from Open University in Tanzania. Among of the key issues highlighted during the presentation […]

IMF kuipatia Tanzania fedha ili kukabili athari za Corona

Shirika la Fedha Duniani (IMF) limeahidi kuipatia Tanzania fedha itakayoihitaji ili iweze kuendelea kukabiliana na athari zitokanazo na janga la Covid 19 kwa ajili ya kuimarisha uchumi wake. Mkurugenzi Mkazi wa IMF nchini Tanzania Jens Reinke ameyasema hayo wakati alipokutana na kufanya mazungumzo na Waziri wa Mambo ya Nje na Ushirikiano wa Afrika Mashariki, Prof. […]

Covid-19: Magufuli calls for debt relief

By Samuel Kamndaya @TindwaSamuel stindwa@tz.nationmedia.com Source; THE CITIZEN Dar es Salaam. President John Magufuli yesterday called upon international financial institutions to consider extending debt relief to poor countries so that they can use the funds to fight against Covid-19. The World Bank has set up a fast-track financing facility for Covid-19, which Dr Magufuli said […]

France to reallocate Africa aid money for the fight against coronavirus

France will reallocate almost €1.2bn of African development aid to the fight against coronavirus as part of President Emmanuel Macron’s effort to focus international attention on the health and economic impact of the pandemic on the continent. French foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian told the country’s National Assembly on Thursday that “the needs are immense” […]

IMF grants to 25 poorest members to support coronavirus fights, calls for massive debt relief

The International Monetary Fund has approved grants to 25 of member countries to allow them to focus resources on fighting the coronavirus. The fund and World Bank have called on richer countries to consider suspending or canceling debt obligations from poorer countries during the pandemic. “This provides grants to our poorest and most vulnerable members […]

Permanent debt cancellation and conditionality-free grants needed for developing country to combat Covid-19

Recently there has been a recommendation from the IMF and the World Bank (WB) for lending countries to plan to provide debt relief and to extend loans to the 76 poorest countries in the world to increase the capacity of health systems in those countries. This proposal came as developing countries struggled to curb the […]