Tanzania says to get IMF money

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tanzania will get a "good package" from the International Monetary Fund to help its export-based economy, which is reeling from the global slowdown, the nation's finance minister said on Saturday.

Finance Minister Mustafa Mkulo told a news conference that Tanzania had made proposals to the IMF and was going to get funds, which would be used to bolster the government's efforts to spur the economy.

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