How Tanzania SMEs can crack regional markets under AfCFTA

According to government data, small and medium-sized enterprises contribute more than 35 percent of Tanzania’s GDP and employ over five million people. PHOTO | FILE

Dar es Salaam. As regional markets open up under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), Tanzanian entrepreneurs stand at a defining moment, experts say.

With a strategic location, improving infrastructure and a growing pool of innovative small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the country has a real chance to expand its footprint beyond borders.