Sub-Saharan Africa has world's highest entrepreneurship rate, with about 42% of non-agricultural labor force classified as self-employed - Anadolu Agency
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DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania - The blanket ban on plastic bags Tanzania introduced three years ago has unleashed a huge market potential for eco-friendly paper bags, creating new opportunities for local traders who reap bigger profits. Tanzania effected its ban on single-use plastic bags in June 2019, prohibiting the use, manufacture or importation of thin polyethylene bags, with offenders risking jail time or a hefty fine. The new policy has yielded positive results as alternative paper bags and packaging materials have become available in several marketing centers, according to officials. "The ban of plastic was a blessing in disguise, although I had incurred some loss, switching to paper bag business is more profitable," entrepreneur hawker Lilian Kamnyoge told Anadolu Agency ahead of the World Paper Bag Day to be observed July 12. Kamnyoge said the ban has made her more creative and she is working hard to supply paper bags to hotels, restaurants and bars in the nation's ca
When the National Treasury tried to take hasty steps in an attempt to align Fica legislation to international standards, Parliament’s two finance committees in June pulled up the handbrake, making a palatable argument for not skipping on public participation. Treasury Acting Director-General.