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03

PE Monthly
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TZ PE UPDATE

TZ PE Update is a monthly publication

providing updates and news on the
development of Private equity and
Venture capital industry in Tanzania,
and across the region

Photo: FSDT The Gathering event, discussing Venture Capital The Update is published by Tanzania
Funding-Incubating Companies for IPO and Listing, held on 20th July Venture Capital Network
2017 in Dar es Salaam
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Local Headlines
Tanzania inflation slows down to 5.2% in July
2017
The Annual Headline Inflation Rate for the month of
July, 2017 has further decreased to 5.2% from 5.4%
recorded in June, 2017. This decrease in headline
inflation explains that, the speed of price change for
commodities in the year ending July, 2017 has further PE & VC Updates
decreased compared to the speed of price change
recorded in June, 2017. African start-ups raised between USD 129m to USD
367m in 2016
Acacia starts negotiations with the Government
over tax bill Partechs report says there was an uptick in startup
investment on the continent. In 2016, the report says, African
The government of Tanzania has started negotiations startups raised $366.8 millionmuch higher than the $129
with Barrick Gold Corporation, majority shareholder of million reported by Disrupt Africa
Acacia mining, to resolve the tax dispute of USD 190
billion PE exist hit record high in 2016

Bank of Tanzania cuts discount rate further
The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has once again cut its
discount rate by three percentage points in a deliberate
attempt to improve liquidity in commercial banks and
spur growth of credit to the private sector.
The number of exits achieved by PE houses in Africa has
showed an upward trend with a record number of 48 exits in
2016.
M&Es dominate EA deals rising to USD 1 billion
M&As dominated regional deals in the first 7 months of 2017
as disclosed value of such transactions went up by 45% to KES
113.5 billion
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