This policy brief is a product of Research in Culture and Creative Industries focusing on the film and music sub-sectors contribution to creative economy in Tanzania and EAC Common Market done by CDEA. One of the recommendation of the policy brief is on financial engineering mechanism. The brief called on Government should provide an enabling environment for financial institutions to introduce new risk profiles that are specific and appropriate to the creative sector.
o In addition, there is need for public private partnerships to make impact investments as an innovation that could serve to mitigate the risk profiles and maximize impact outcomes from the film and music industries in Tanzania.