Chillah
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- Oct 12, 2016
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Dodoma:
Tanzanians living abroad sending home an average of $456.5 Million (about Sh. 1.03 trillion) annually.
A total of $ 2.283 billions (about 5.3 trillion) was remitted between 2013 to 2017, according to Ministry of foreign affairs and east African cooperation.
However the figure is lower than what other countries in East African each receive from their citizens abroad:
For instance; kenyan diaspora sent home a total of $1.95 billion in 2017 alone
Data published by bank of uganda shows that ugandan diaspora remitted a total of $1.2 billion in 2016, up from $ 1 billion in 2015
Mr. Ole Nasha...
told the parliament that the ministry had directed tanzanian embassies to keep registers of tanzanian living in various countries, their economic activities, skills and professional level to ensure that the government had accurate data on what and how they could contribute to the national economy
Tanzanians abroad send home Sh1 trillion yearly
Tanzanians living abroad sending home an average of $456.5 Million (about Sh. 1.03 trillion) annually.
A total of $ 2.283 billions (about 5.3 trillion) was remitted between 2013 to 2017, according to Ministry of foreign affairs and east African cooperation.
However the figure is lower than what other countries in East African each receive from their citizens abroad:
For instance; kenyan diaspora sent home a total of $1.95 billion in 2017 alone
Data published by bank of uganda shows that ugandan diaspora remitted a total of $1.2 billion in 2016, up from $ 1 billion in 2015
Mr. Ole Nasha...
told the parliament that the ministry had directed tanzanian embassies to keep registers of tanzanian living in various countries, their economic activities, skills and professional level to ensure that the government had accurate data on what and how they could contribute to the national economy
Tanzanians abroad send home Sh1 trillion yearly