Poor agriculture, slower financial services hit 2016 Tanzanian growth

By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) - Tanzania says its economy probably grew at a less speedy rate than it had hoped last year, slowed by poor-performing agriculture and less demand from its big trading partners. In a presentation to parliament late on Tuesday, Finance and Planning Minister Philip Mpango said the 2016 growth projection was now 7.0 percent rather than the 7.2 percent given in September. "A new assessment carried out by the government in collaboration with the Intern