Zanzibar projects economic growth of 6.8pc this year

Zanzibar Island, Tanzania

Stone town and prison Island in Zanzibar Tanzania. The economy of Zanzibar is projected to grow by 6.8 percent this year, up from 5.1 per cent last year PHOTO | FILE | NMG

The economy of Zanzibar is projected to grow by 6.8 percent this year, up from 5.1 per cent in 2021, the archipelago’s second Vice President has said.

In his budget speech Wednesday, the VP Hemed Suleiman Abdulla said the increased growth rate in the Isles is attributed to the global reduction of Covid-19 infections.