The wide media coverage of the series aswell as the interest in the blog show that the debate hasbeen gradually moving from ministerial corridors to thepublic arena. This latest update foresees that the Tanzanianeconomy will maintain its resilience by continuing to growat about 7 percent in the coming years. If some clouds arelooming on the external and fiscal horizons, the updateargues that the risks they pose should be manageable. Themajority of the country s top 100 mid-size enterprisesbelieve that 2013 will be better than 2012; and 2014 betterthan 2013. Nevertheless, a growing consensus today is thatTanzania needs to rely more than today on privateenterprises to achieve faster and more equitable growth, asprivate enterprises are the ones that can provide jobs,build infrastructure, and bring new technology to the localeconomy. Many actions are needed on the policy front,especially to improve the business environment. Tanzania hasgradually opened its economy since the early 2000s; it isalso true that business coming in and going out of thecountry remains costly. To reduce trade costs, the priorityshould be to transform the Port of Dar es Salaam. Anefficient port is critical because approximately 90 percentof Tanzania s international trade goes through its gates.This is a welcome development for local and regionalconsumers and firms that heavily depend on the performanceof the port in their daily endeavors.
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