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Understanding the boom: Country study—Tanzania

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There are large volumes of gas offshore Tanzania, which has raised hopes of a boom. But those hopes look set to be disappointed. A boom would depend on there being a sizeable flow of revenue to government from producing and exporting gas. This paper sets out the scale of the gas, and the array of risks which currently make investment in gas production, and any associated boom, unlikely. As well as geological, engineering, and market risks, the risks to investment from public policy have been elevated over the last few years.

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  • Mark Henstridge, 2018. "Understanding the boom: Country study—Tanzania," WIDER Working Paper Series wp-2018-177, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
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    1. Pierre-Louis Vezina, 2016. "Resource discoveries and FDI bonanzas," OxCarre Working Papers 177, Oxford Centre for the Analysis of Resource Rich Economies, University of Oxford.
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    1. Byaro, Mwoya & Msafiri, Derick, 2021. "The uncertainty of natural gas consumption in Tanzania to support economic development. Evidence from Bayesian estimates," African Journal of Economic Review, African Journal of Economic Review, vol. 9(4), September.

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