Despite a number of significant risk factors that threaten to limit economic growth in the region, Mace’s latest Market View for Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reports that construction activity is forecast to grow across the region. While the overall outlook for construction activity in SSA is reasonably strong, with growth forecast at an average rate of…
Dar es Salaam. The expansion of the three major ports in the Indian Ocean would cost Sh2.2 trillion President John Magufuli told workers during the May Day celebrations in Mbeya on May 1. President Magufuli was explaining how government money was being spent on development projects The expansion of the Dar es Salaam port alone…
The construction industry in Tanzania includes real estate, transport infrastructure, and other civil works, including water supply. Construction in Tanzania contributed 12.5% to its GDP during 2014 with USD 6bn, while in 2008 the sector accounted for only 8.8% of the country’s GDP or USD 1.9bn. The growth rate of the Tanzanian construction sector was…