The economic history of the Spice Isles (Zanzibar [Unjuga] and Pemba)
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- China Funds Construction Of Low Cost Houses
In Zanzibar
- TOMRIC News Agency (Dar es Salaam), 1 May 2000. China has
earmarked a total of Tshs11 billion for construction of
low-cost houses in Zanzibar and water supply projects in two
Mainland regions. About 40-70 percent of the urban
population in Tanzania live in poorly serviced squatter
settlements.
- Norway Pull Out Affects Rural Electrification
in Zanzibar
- TOMRIC News Agency (Dar es Salaam), 14 July 2000. A rural
electrification project due for completion in 1997 foiled
after Norway pulls out because of the political impasse
following the 1995 elections. The EU pulled out from a
rehabilitation of the port of Malindi for the same
reason. Also, Zanzibar had failed to comply with the demands
of finance institutions.
- Stiff Competition Forces Cigarette Company to
Halt Operations
- TOMRIC News Agency (Dar es Salaam), 4 July 2001. The
company was important in terms of employment and tax
revenue. The competition came mainly from the
Mainland-based, Tanzania Cigarette Company
(TCC). Recommendation of tourism as a of lead sector in
economic development. There is a high rate of unemployment,
especially among youth and women, compounded by the high 3%
rate of population growth.
- Zanzibar Vows to Protect Cloves
- TOMRIC News Agency (Dar es Salaam), 9 July 2001. The
government's Zanzibar State Trading Corporation (ZSTC)
will buy clove in accordance with world market price
fluctuations instead of long term stable prices. The cloves
anti-smuggling campaigns. All growers should route their
crops through ZSTC.