AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoDigital Tax: Tanzania is looking to technology to simplify tax compliance, lower administrative costs and improve revenue collection, Vice President Deogratius Ndejembi told a tax administrators’ conference in Arusha. Mobile Money: Mixx Tanzania has named Louis-Olivier Favot CEO as Angelica Pesha steps down after more than 15 years, a period that saw the business expand from Tigo Pesa into a broader digital-finance service. Science Skills: Ten Tanzanian students have left for Russia on scholarships to study science and technology, with the government urging them to bring their skills home. Agricultural Technology: Fourteen farmers and agribusiness owners will visit Japan to explore technology for farming, storage and processing, under a TADB and JICA initiative. Local Research: A review led by Sokoine University of Agriculture researcher Eliakira Kisetu Nassary assessed 95 studies on how lemongrass produces citral, identifying gaps in scientific understanding of the process. Medical Innovation: India’s Sunfox Technologies raised $7 million to expand its portable cardiac diagnostics platform; the company says its devices are approved in Tanzania and several other African countries.
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