W. Bank report faults Tanzania tax system

Mr Dan Kasirye, International Finance Corporation Resident Representative in Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan, addresses the media during the unveiling of the Doing Business Report 2017 in Dar es Salaam yesterday. Others are Tanzania Private Sector Foundation Executive Director Godfrey Simbeye (left) and Mr Christopher Mramba of the Prime Minister’s Office. PHOTO | ANTHONY SIAME

What you need to know:

  • According to the Doing Business 2017 Report released yesterday, East Africa’s second biggest economy adopted just one reform to improve aimed at improving the business environment. Tanzania is ranked 132nd, seven places up from its 139th position in last year’s report.