Neighbours Tanzania says its GDP growth rises to 6.8 per cent

Road construction on Ali Hassan Mwinyi road has begun in Dar esalam, Tanzania. Big gas discoveries offshore away major exports- have also drawn in more investors [File, Standard]

Faster growth in mining, natural gas and construction activities propelled Tanzania’s economy higher in the third quarter of 2017, the statistics agency has said.

East Africa’s third-biggest economy grew 6.8 per cent year-on-year in the third quarter compared with 6.2 per cent in the same quarter in 2016, the State-run National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said.