Business Formalisation in Tanzania
The small business sector has the potential to make a significant contribution to the economy of Tanzania. It has the capacity to provide employment, particularly in rural areas which lack economic opportunity as well as reducing the gender gap, alleviating poverty and generating government revenue through taxation and business license fees.
The State of the Financial Sector-Supply Side Report 2017
At the core of any market is demand and supply of services and products. To enhance the quality of transactions between the two sides, most markets are complimented by core support functions and infrastructure and governed by rules and regulations. One of the key contributing factors to failing markets is information asymmetries on both the […]
FinScope Tanzania 2017- Zanzibar Report
In 2014, the National Financial Inclusion Framework (NFIF) set the stage for a national financial inclusion vision with goals for concrete improvements in the lives of all Tanzanians through improved access and use of financial services.
FSDT Annual Report 2016/2017
This past year has seen much progress in financial inclusion as a result of innovative initiatives in the financial sector. Working with donors, partners and stakeholders, the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) has actively pursued its 2013-2018 strategic plan to facilitate new thinking to improve the financial lives of all individuals and businesses in Tanzania.
FSDT Case Study – Boresha Maisha Community-based Savings Group programme in Lindi and Mtwara
The Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) funded a near five-year programme to bring basic financial services in the form of community-based savings groups (CBSGs) to some of Tanzania’s poorest people in the southern regions of Lindi and Mtwara.
Beyond Single Source Solutions Focus Note
The art and science of philanthropic grantmaking in the developing world has been undergoing a shift, particularly in areas powered by financial inclusion. Increasingly, grant-giving is focused on leveraging both economic and capital markets; directing grant making to companies that can sustain themselves, de-risking the pathway, and crowding in impact investors who offer equity or […]
FinScope Tanzania 2017- Insights that Drive Innovation
In 2014, the National Financial Inclusion Framework (NFIF) set the stage for a national financial inclusion vision with goals for concrete improvements in the lives of all Tanzanians through improved access and use of financial services.
Demand Side Technical Report
The implementation of the first AgFiMS survey (AgFiMS Tanzania 2011) was commissioned by
the Financial Sector Deepening Trust Tanzania (FSDT). Funding for the survey was providedby the Gatsby Charitable Foundation and the FSDT, with co-funding from the RockefellerFoundation. Data was collected from 4094 agribusinesses by means of face-to-face interviewswith business owners; 3 734 producers, 104 processors and 256 service providers.
AgFims Supply Side Final Report
AYANI was appointed by the Financial Sector Deepening Trust (FSDT) to conduct field work on the supply of financial services to the agriculture sector in Tanzania.
Credit Scoring in Tanzania
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