• The April 7th to 9th exhibition promises unparalleled platform for financing opportunities, expansion, and networking with leaders in several fields of investment.
• The show is also set to fostering job creation, and strengthen collaboration among participants.
• AIM Congress 2025 continues to serve as a premier platform for fostering global investment opportunities.

Leaders, captains of industry and exhibitors from over 170 countries have confirmed their participation in the AIM Congress 2025 International Exhibition. The showcase is set to take place as part of the congress’s fourteenth edition at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from April 7th to 9th.

Organized under the theme “Mapping the Future of Global Investment: The New Wave of a Globalized Investment Landscape – Towards a New Balanced World Structure”, AIM Congress 2025 seeks to help redefine investment trends and offer businesses a fresh drive to realize economic growth.

AIM Congress 2025 presents a unique opportunity …

• Tanzania well underway to achieve clean energy transition.
• The nation’s success story has been enhanced by Siemens Energy’s investment in Ubungo Power Plant in Dar Es Salaam.
• The technology to drive the energy transition is available, and Siemens Energy says it has capacity to make it accessible.

Tanzania faces two fundamental energy transition challenges, achieving universal access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy services by 2030, as set out in the United Nation´s Sustainable Development Goal 7. The country is also keen on increasing the supply of electricity to fuel economic growth and improve livelihoods while avoiding a lock-in to polluting fossil fuels.

To this end, we spoke to François Xavier Dubois, Head of Business Development for Siemens Energy East Africa about the progress made and the barriers to transition to clean energy in Tanzania. We also explored the significance of gas to power, green hydrogen, and the potential …

• USAID was established in 1961 by US President John F Kennedy.
• The charity arm has over 10,000 global employees and spends $40 million in humanitarian support.
• Trump, Musk allege USAID is run by “radical left lunatics” getting away with “tremendous fraud.”

A notice placed on the USAID website that announces to all its global staff, over 10 000 personnel, the commencement of an administrative leave this Friday.USAID, a giant charity arm of the US government is being dismantled by U.S. President Donald Trump. This decision is set to sent shockwaves across the world as it comes after almost a century of USAID operations. Established in 1961 by President John F Kennedy, USAID has over the years assumed a huge role in humanitarian affairs across Africa, but under Trump, the organization is now unceremoniously been drugged through the dirt.

Its over 10,000 employees will either be laid off or reassigned and …

• Tanzania is rapidly transforming into a digital economy, with significant growth in mobile money accounts and transaction values.
• Mobile money transactions increased by 25.2% to 1.1 trillion TZS in December 2024, with mobile money account subscriptions rising by 3.9% to 63.2 million.
• M-PESA leads the mobile money market in Tanzania with 24 million subscribers, followed by Mixx by Yas with 19 million users and Airtel Money with 11 million.

Tanzania is steadily transforming into a digital economy with mobile phone subscriptions and mobile money transactions becoming increasingly popular across value chains. The country has experienced significant increase both in number of new mobile money accounts and in the number and the value of transactions conducted annually. This is clear evidence of “a deeper financial inclusion and a rapidly expanding digital economy” says the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA).

According to TCRA, mobile money transactions grew by 25.2 percent during the …

• Algeria has launched a $50Bn investment drive to revitalize its hydrocarbon sector, starting with a 2024 licensing round offering six onshore blocks to domestic and international investors.
• Backed by extensive seismic data and a transparent bidding process, the initiative aims to attract global energy players while aligning with sustainability trends.
• This marks the first step in Algeria’s five-year strategy to position itself as a key energy hub in North Africa.

Algeria, one of the key players in the global energy market, is embarking on an ambitious journey to inject $50 billion into its hydrocarbon sector over the next four years. This investment drive aims to rejuvenate the nation’s exploration and production activities, signaling a new era of energy innovation and international collaboration.

Central to this transformative initiative is Algeria’s 2024 licensing round, which has captured the attention of global energy stakeholders and positioned the country as a beacon for hydrocarbon …

• African women entrepreneurs face a staggering $42 billion financing gap.
• Unfortunately, banks have more stringent loan terms for women-owned businesses.
• To counter this, Women Creating Wealth (WCW) and Afrishela Fund are providing capital funding options for women in Africa.

Financial inclusion for women in Africa remains a challenge. According to a recent report by the African Development Bank (AfDB), women in Africa running various forms of businesses are facing a staggering $42 billion financing gap.

“Traditional banks often view women-led businesses as high-risk, making loans complicated to obtain and expensive,” AfDB notes in part. Consequently, banks place harder terms for women applying for loans.

“Many women need more business and financial skills to qualify for these loans,” notes AfDB, adding that women also face more stringent legal and regulatory hurdles that further limit the potential of women-owned enterprises.

The AfDB report was shared at a recent workshop held in Tanzania …