In the much anticipated three nation tour to Africa, the United States President Barack Obama will visit East Africa's emerging market, Tanzania during 26 June - 03 July 2013.

In view of Tanzania's growing importance to Canadian companies, Tanzania and Canada have signed the Foreign Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement that is designed to promote and create favourable investment conditions and economic ties for Canada Tanzania trade relations.

According to the Weekly Market Report of the trading week ended on 17 May 2013 issued by CORE Securities, a leading Tanzanian licensed stockbroker, the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) total turnover increased by 497%.

TanzaniaInvest interviewed Managing Director Joseph Carasso and he shared important insights on Tanzania's highly competitive banking industry, the phenomena of mobile money in Tanzania and CITI bank Tanzania's role in the country's development and economy.

Discoveries of natural gas off the coast of Tanzania could transform East Africa and the African continent's place in the global energy economy and as the country embraces it's resource finds, the government opens up seven deep offshore blocks for gas exploration.

Tanzania's untapped potential to become a giant exporter of leather products is expected to be realized as China opens its doors to Tanzanian leather exports.

Tanzania has made commendable improvements in governing the mining sector so far and more steps will be taken to enhance the effective running of the industry.

In collaboration with the Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology (COSTECH) and Uhuru One, Miscrosoft Corporation has announced a TV White Spaces Pilot Project in Tanzania that will provide cost-friendly wireless broadband access to Tanzania's capital, Dar es Salaam university students and faculties.

According to the Weekly Market Report of the trading week ended on 10 May 2013 issued by CORE Securities, a leading Tanzanian licensed stockbroker, the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) total turnover decreased by -58%.

TanzaniaInvest interviewed Edmund Pancras Mkwawa, Managing Director of DCB Commercial Bank Tanzania, as he shared insight on Tanzania's banking industry, the role of the bank in the country's economy and DCB's contribution to economic and social development in Tanzania.

Diamond Trust Bank Tanzania Limited (DTBT) announced outstanding working results for the first quarter of 2013 with net operating income (profit before tax) rising sharply by 89% to TZS 4.403 billion from TZS 2.322 billion reported in the first quarter of 2012.

Tanzanian Tourism has long been a high income earner for the country and the establishment of the Tanzania Wildlife Authority is expected to increase revenues from Tanzania's National Parks, forests and Game Reserves according to Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Khamis Kagasheki.

Upon the conclusion of Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete's 2-day visit to Kuwait on 07 May 2013, the Kuwait government promised to strengthen bilateral links with Tanzania as the country follows a sustainable development path.

Since its approval by the Government of Tanzania, oil and gas giant BG Group has made significant gas discoveries in Tanzania and on May 01, 2013 the group announced it had completed yet another successful drill stem test in Block 1 offshore Tanzania.

It was only a matter of time that East Africa's tourism jewel, Tanzania reached its milestone tourist visits record of over 1 million in 2012 from 867 000 in 2011, a 24 percent increase according to Khamis Kagasheki, Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism.

TanzaniaInvest interviewed Mark Wiessing, CEO of the National Microfinance Bank of Tanzania (NMB), as he shared profound insight on the country's banking industry from the perspective of one of Tanzania's largest commercial banks.

Ecobank Tanzania officially launched its China Desk in Tanzania at a dinner event held in Dar es Salaam which attracted over 100 Chinese investors.

Tanzanian Agricultural Sector has long been an infant with little commercial ventures found outside of export crop such as coffee and tobacco, but this is to be a thing of the past as Tanzania Government aims to turn 350,000 hectares of land into crop producing, profitable soil.

East Africa's transmittion of information in the region reached an ample improvement when Kenya Data Network (KDN) which was acquired by Liquid Telecom, the region's Fiber Optic Provider announced that it has extended it's fibre network into Tanzania.

According to the Weekly Market Report of the trading week ended on 26th April 2013 issued by CORE Securities, a leading Tanzanian licensed stockbroker, the Dar Es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE) total turnover registered a -47% decrease.