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The Tanzania Private Sector Foundation (TPSF) has embarked on procedures to form a secretariat for the Business Council between Tanzania and Turkey at a high pace following President John Magufuli's directive to fast-track stronger trade relations between the two countries.   The Business Cou . . .

Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli is scheduled to launch the operations of the Dar es Salaam Bus Rapid Transit which was financed by the World Bank through the Second Central Transport Project (CTCP2).   The event will take place during the tour of the WB vice president for Africa . . .

National Housing Corporation (NHC) Tanzania will be the main supporting partner at the 20th BUILDEXPO Tanzania, the largest and most successful building and construction show in East Africa, taking place at the Mlimani City Conference Centre (MCCC) Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 10th to 12th Augus . . .

President John Magufuli yesterday asked the Turkish government to provide a concessional loan for the construction of at least 400 kilometre-stretch of the envisaged standard gauge central railway.   President Magufuli as well revealed that a Turkish company was among the short-listed contrac . . .

Zanzibar Building Agency (ZBA) Director General (DG), Mr Ramadhani Mussa Bakari, has called upon investors to set up factories for building materials in Zanzibar to help citizens to have affordable houses.   Speaking to journalists in Dar es Salaam yesterday, Mr Bakari visited various project . . .