DAR ES SALAAM, Dec. 8 -- THE export of goods and services rose to 17.09 billion US dollars (about 41.8tri/-) in the year ending September this year, up from 14.9 billion US dollars (about 36.4tri/-) in the same period last year.

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) revealed this in its Monthly Economic Review for October, published last month on its website.

According to BoT, the growth was largely driven by increased service receipts and stronger performance in goods exports.

“Goods exports amounted to 10.1 billion US dollars (about 24.7tri/-), up from 8.2 billion US dollars (about 20tri/-) recorded in the previous year,” the report said.

The rise was supported by higher exports of gold, manufactured goods, cashew nuts, cereals, an...