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The Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority registered 3,538 investment projects valued at USD 68.6 billion between 2021 and 2026. China ranked as the top foreign direct investment source with USD 14.1 billion, followed by the United Arab Emirates with USD 5.039 billion. Manufacturing and transport led project registrations across the five-year period.
Sharia-compliant fintech platform mamun has secured $3 million in seed funding led by Phaze Ventures. The Muscat-, Abu Dhabi-, and Hong Kong-based platform provides trade financing for SMEs across the Greater Bay Area–Oman–UAE corridor.
Sharia-compliant trade finance platform mamun has raised a US$3 million seed round led by Phaze Ventures with participation from Jasoor Ventures. The capital will expand its AI-native underwriting infrastructure across the Greater Bay Area–Oman–UAE trade corridor. Approximately 40% of the platform's settlements currently clear through Hong Kong-based entities.
The UAE's foreign trade sustained double-digit growth throughout the first nine months of 2026, according to Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade Fahad Al Gergawi. Speaking at the Dubai FinTech Summit, he highlighted that Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements stimulate industrial investments beyond tariff reductions. He also noted continued supply chain expansion via port projects in Fujairah and Khorfakkan and the Etihad Rail network.
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