Tanzania targets $1.5 billion in diaspora remittances by 2028
The minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office [Labour, Youth, Employment, and the Disabled], Mr Ridhiwani Kikwete, in a recent Diaspora meeting in Dubai. PHOTO | FILE
Dar es Salaam. The government is stepping up efforts to engage one million diaspora workers by 2028 with the goal of doubling the annual contributions of Tanzanians abroad to $1.5 billion (Sh3.75 trillion).
The target, announced at a national labour migration conference in Dar es Salaam on Wednesday, November 6 underscores the government’s strategy to unlock the economic potential of its citizens living and working overseas.
