List of companies of Tanzania

Location of Tanzania

Tanzania is a large country in Eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. Parts of the country are in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north; Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west; Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south; and by the Indian Ocean to the east. Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in northeastern Tanzania.

The country has the second largest economy in the East African Community and the twelfth largest in Africa. It is largely dependent on agriculture for employment, accounting for about half of the employed workforce.[1] An estimated 34 percent of Tanzanians currently live in poverty.[2] The economy has been transitioning from a command economy to a market economy since 1985. Although total GDP has increased since these reforms began, GDP per capita dropped sharply at first, and only exceeded the pre-transition figure in around 2007.[3]

Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark framework. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.

     Active firms
     State-owned firms
     Defunct firms

Name Industry Sector Headquarters Founded Notes
Air Excel Consumer services Travel and leisure Arusha 1997 Commercial/charter airline
Air Tanzania Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 1977 State-owned airline
Airtel Tanzania Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Dar es Salaam 2010 Previously known as Celtel Tanzania, subsidiary of Bharti Airtel (India)
Auric Air Consumer services Travel and leisure Mwanza 2001 Private airline
Bakhresa Group Conglomerate Dar es Salaam[4] 1983[4] Food & beverage, industrial transportation, construction materials
Bank of Tanzania Financials Banks Dar es Salaam 1965 Central bank
Coastal Aviation Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 1987 Airline
Daily News Consumer services Media Dar es Salaam 1972 A government-owned English Newspaper
Dangote Industries Tanzania Basic materials Basic resources Mtwara 2015 A subsidiary of Dangote Cement (Nigeria).
Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange Financials Financial services Dar es Salaam 1996 National Stock Exchange
Eagle Air Consumer services Travel and leisure Unknown Unknown Charter airline, defunct
Fastjet Tanzania Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 2011 Airline
Flightlink Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 2004 Airline
MIC Tanzania Limited (tiGO) Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Dar es Salaam 1993 Subsidiary of Millicom (Lux)
Mwananchi Communications Consumer services Media Dar es Salaam 1999 Subsidiary print media house of the Nation Media Group (Kenya)
Nyati Cement Industrials Construction Dar es Salaam 2014
Precision Air Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 1993 Airline
Quality Group Limited Conglomerate Dar es Salaam 1974 Automotive, engineering, industrial transportation, real estate, food & beverage
Regional Air Consumer services Travel and leisure Arusha 1997 Airline
Safari Plus Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 2011 Airline
Sasatel Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Dar es Salaam 2005
Smile Communications Tanzania Limited (Smile) Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Dar es Salaam 2009
Swala Gas and Oil Oil & gas Oil & gas producers Dar es Salaam 2011
Tanzania Electric Supply Company Limited (TANESCO) Utilities Electricity Dar es Salaam 1964 State run utility
Tanga Cement Industrials Construction Tanga 1980
Tanzania Air Service Limited Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 1969 Airline
Tanzania Breweries Limited Consumer goods Food & beverage Dar es Salaam 1933 Beer
Tanzania Cigarette Company Consumer goods Tobacco Dar es Salaam 1961 Cigarettes
Tanzania Government Flight Agency Consumer services Travel and leisure Dar es Salaam 2002 State-owned airline
Tanzania Railways Corporation Industrials Industrial transportation Dar es Salaam 1977 State-owned enterprise
Tanzania Telecommunications Company Limited Telecommunications Fixed line telecommunications Dar es Salaam 1993
TIPER (Tanzanian and Italian Petroleum Refining Company Limited) Oil & gas Oil & gas producers Dar es Salaam 1999
Tropical Air Consumer services Travel and leisure Zanzibar 1999 Airline
Twiga Cement Industrials Construction Dar es Salaam 1966
Viettel Tanzania (Halotel) Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Dar es Salaam 2015 Subsidiary of Viettel (Vietnam)
Vodacom Tanzania Telecommunications Mobile telecommunications Dar es Salaam 1999 Subsidiary of Vodafone (UK)
ZanAir Consumer services Travel and leisuree Zanzibar 1992 Airline

See also

References

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