Editing Economy of Tanzania (section)

==Zanzibar==
[[Zanzibar]]'s economy is based primarily on the production of [[clove]]s (90% grown on the island of [[Pemba, Tanzania|Pemba]]), the principal foreign exchange earner. Exports have suffered from the downturn in the clove market.

The Government of Zanzibar has been more aggressive than its mainland counterpart in instituting economic reforms and has legalized foreign exchange bureaus on the islands. This has loosened up the economy and dramatically increased the availability of consumer commodities. Furthermore, with external funding, the government plans to make the port of Zanzibar a free [[Seaport|port]]. Rehabilitation of current port facilities and plans to extend these facilities will be the precursor to the free port. The island's manufacturing sector is limited mainly to [[Import substitution industrialization|import substitution industries]], such as [[cigarette]]s, [[shoes]], and process agricultural products. In 1992, the government designated two export-producing zones and encouraged the development of offshore financial services. Zanzibar still imports much of its [[Staple food|staple]] requirements, [[petroleum]] products, and manufactured articles.