Egypt’s Canal Zone Pulled In US$7 Billion in a Year, Most of It Looking East
The Suez Canal Economic Zone attracted US$7 billion across 117 projects in a year, with revenue up 37% and Chinese...
September 1, 2026Topic
Foreign direct investment
Ghana Booked US$1.91 Billion of Investment. Only US$88 Million Was New
Ghana foreign direct investment hit US$2.62 billion in 2025, but 95.4% of the balance-of-payments inflow was reinvested earnings from firms...
August 22, 2026
German US Investment Falls to US$5 Billion, a Three-Year Low
German companies put just US$5 billion of new US investment to work in the first half of 2026, the lowest...
August 17, 2026
Tanzania-India Trade Hits $9 Billion As Strategic Partnership Deepens
Bilateral trade between Tanzania and India reached $9.02 billion in the 2025–26 financial year, cementing India’s role as one of...
August 10, 2026
Chinese Belt and Road Investment in Africa Hits Record US$33.5 Billion
Chinese Belt and Road investment in Africa jumped 254% to a record US$33.5 billion in H1 2026, two-thirds of global...
August 6, 2026
DP World Backs US$100M Mombasa Special Economic Zone
The DP World Mombasa SEZ project covers 535 acres at Jomvu and is worth over KSh 12 billion, with 67...
August 3, 2026
Senegal FDI Plunges to US$337 Million, Sounding Economic Alarm
The Senegal FDI collapse saw inflows sink to US$337 million in 2025, a near-90% drop, as a hidden-debt scandal and...
July 30, 2026
Brazil’s Foreign Direct Investment Surges 33% in First Half of 2026
Foreign direct investment into Brazil reached roughly US$47 billion in the first half of 2026, a 33% jump year-on-year, as...
July 30, 2026
Dominican Republic FDI Hits Record as Cuba Opens Oil to Foreigners
Dominican Republic FDI reached US$3.28 billion in H1 2026, a 7.7% rise, as Cuba approved 176 reforms opening oil and...
July 29, 2026