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		<title>SABMiller plans a new brewery in Tanzania</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2009 04:26:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Bloomberg, SABMiller is planning a new  beer plant in southern Tanzania in the near future. No further information on the location was provided, however the new brewery will most likely be set up in Mbeya or Iringa, the main towns in southern highlands. Due to rise in global commodity prices, and to make beer more affordable, the giant beer [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=69&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>East Africa Investment Forum, Sept 19th, NYC</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 12:18:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hello folks I&#8217;m currently coordinating and organizing the event below slated to take place next week in NYC. You are most welcome to attend and show your support. Please visit www.investeac.com for further information. Thank you.  <img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=59&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Sullivan&#8217;s &#8220;Summit of a Lifetime&#8221; Opens in Tanzania</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jun 2008 06:48:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bongo]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Kikwete promised that this year&#8217;s Leon Sullivan Summit in Tanzania would be of a lifetime. More than 2,000 delegates from 40 countries were expected to arrive for the summit, bringing together African and African-American business and political leaders to Arusha and Zanzibar, Tanzania from June 2-6. The five day summit which opened yesterday will focus on investment opportunities [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=55&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tanzania &#8220;Vulnerable&#8221; from Global Food Crisis &#8211; FAO</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/tanzania-vulnerable-from-global-food-crisis-fao/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jun 2008 06:04:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, AP published a story quoting a report by United Nation&#8217;s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) citing Tanzania as one of 22 countries &#8220;particularly vulnerable&#8221; and &#8220;threatened&#8221; by current global food crisis. This comes after the Minister of Finance Mustapha Mkulo was recently quoted by Bloomberg News saying that &#8220;Tanzania&#8217;s ability to meet domestic consumption needs [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=53&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Safaricom IPO Fever Grips the Region</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/03/28/safaricom-ipo-fever-grips-the-region/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 05:18:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The long anticipated flotation of a top Kenyan mobile phone company is expected to proceed today despite calls from some quarters to shelve the plan. Safaricom, billed  as the largest and the most lucrative IPO in East Africa, will be listed on Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE) beginning Friday March 28 and close on April 23. The flotation is seen as a major test of investor confidence [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=51&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tanzania &#8220;Ultimate Safari Sweepstakes&#8221; on CNN</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/03/25/tanzania-ultimate-safari-sweepstakes-on-cnn/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 03:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case you missed it, there are only a few days left to participate in the &#8220;Ultimate Safari Sweepstakes&#8221; to Tanzania currently being promoted via CNN and CNN.com (see http://www.cnnpromos.com/tanzania/ or www.cnn.com/topics ). Please pay close attention to the rules and terms under which you can participate. This promotion is part and parcel of the TV tourism campaign [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=50&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>EPA Scandal: Recover the Loot, just don&#8217;t Prosecute?</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/03/20/epa-scandal-recover-the-loot-just-dont-prosecute/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:44:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks, the Tanzanian government has come under intense pressure from the public, activists and the media to explain why it was quietly recovering money that was misappropriated under the External Payment Arrears (EPA) account operated by Bank of Tanzania (BOT), the country&#8217;s central bank (pictured left). The public demands the release of names of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=49&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The 5 year $698M Compact projects identified</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/03/14/the-5-year-698m-compact-projects-identified/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 05:32:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The projects to be financed under the recently signed Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact agreement have been disclosed. The agreement with Tanzania, approved last September and signed in Dar es Salaam on February 17, 2008 during Presidents George W. Bush&#8217;s historic state visit to the country, is valued at $698.1 million covering a 5 year [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=48&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kenyan crisis &#8211; A threat or boon to regional economies?</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/02/06/kenyan-crisis-a-threat-or-boon-to-regional-economies/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2008 07:13:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately there has been contradictory media statements on whether the ongoing violance in Kenya would benefit or harm her neighbouring economies. However, most pundits agree that in the short-term, Kenya&#8217;s neighbours have the opportunity to rake in economic benefits from the Kenyan upheavals. The extent of this gain certainly depends on the duration of the crisis &#8212; it could prove substantial [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=46&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tanzania wins $7m damages from Biwater subsidiary</title>
		<link>http://tzcommoncents.wordpress.com/2008/01/19/tanzania-wins-7m-damages-from-biwater-subsidiary/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2008 10:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nchiume</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A tap which used to provide free water for the residents of Manzese Squatter area and has been closed by the private water company, City Water. This week, a London tribunal operating under the laws of United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), threw out a case against Tanzania brought by City Water Services, a [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=tzcommoncents.wordpress.com&amp;blog=1716333&amp;post=45&amp;subd=tzcommoncents&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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