Josephine Christopher is a senior business journalist for The Citizen and Mwananchi newspapers
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Dar es Salaam. As Tanzania draws the curtain on 2025, private sector leaders are striking a notably optimistic tone, pointing to a year marked by resilience, stabilisation and groundwork that has strengthened confidence going into 2026.
Across banking, manufacturing, mining and capital markets, business leaders say macroeconomic stability, easing foreign exchange pressures, improved infrastructure and clearer sector policies have helped firms withstand global economic headwinds. More importantly, they argue, these gains have laid a solid foundation for faster and more inclusive growth in the year ahead.
