Advocacy / Business Environment
Business Environment — making Tanzania easier to do business in.
200+
Member companies engaged
20
Years of public-private dialogue
12+
Reference resources curated
Overview
A competitive business environment is the foundation of private sector growth. The CEOrt promotes engagement with government to ensure a fiscal and regulatory framework that supports private sector development — advocating for the reforms that make it simpler to start, run and grow a business in Tanzania.
The CEO Roundtable continues to advocate for meaningful Public Private Dialogue (PPD) for an enhanced policy and regulatory framework in support of an improved business environment and investment climate.
“The CEOrt promotes engagement with government to ensure a fiscal and regulatory framework that supports private sector development.”
Challenges vs our response
The challenges businesses face
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Complex and shifting tax administration that raises compliance costs for formal businesses.
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Regulatory overlap between agencies that slows licensing, permits and approvals.
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Unpredictable policy changes that undermine long-term investment planning.
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Cross-border trade frictions that limit access to regional and continental markets.
How the CEOrt responds
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Structured dialogue with government on tax administration — including our engagement on Strengthening Public-Private Dialogue on Tax Administration.
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Evidence-based submissions drawing on expertise within the membership and curated economic research.
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Advocacy for a stable, predictable fiscal and regulatory framework that supports private sector development.
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Championing AfCFTA ratification and positioning Tanzania as a leading investment destination.
Where dialogue is focused
Competitiveness indicators — ease of doing business
Indicative topic scores (0–100) drawn from World Bank Doing Business assessments, highlighting where CEOrt advocacy concentrates its efforts.
Starting a business
72
Getting electricity
66
Enforcing contracts
62
Getting credit
60
Paying taxes
58
Trading across borders
55
Reference resources
National Five Year Development Plan 2016/17 – 2020/21
Doing Business 2020 — The World Bank
Tanzania Economic Update addressing the impact of COVID-19
Tanzania Budget Highlights 2020/21
Tanzania Budget Brief 2020: KPMG
Tanzania Finance Act of 2020
ATE Circular on Pension Contribution
World Bank Economic Analysis Tanzania
Help shape a better business climate
If your organisation faces regulatory obstacles — or has evidence that should inform Tanzania’s reform agenda — the CEOrt Secretariat would like to hear from you.