Dar es Salaam hosted the East Africa Nordic Investment Summit on 25–26 February 2026, bringing together government leaders, Nordic partners, investors and entrepreneurs to align digital systems, capital structuring and policy frameworks. The summit focused on digital transformation, Special Economic Zones incentives and the launch of the Tanzania Youth Agri-Export Hub targeting exports to the UK market.
The two-day summit focused on aligning digital systems, capital structuring, and policy frameworks to accelerate Tanzania’s industrialization agenda and expand cross-border trade between East Africa and Nordic countries. The first day of the summit centered on digital transformation as a foundation for investment mobilization and economic competitiveness.
Opening the summit, Tanzania’s Deputy Minister of Planning and Investment, Pius Chaya, said digital transformation must be viewed as an economic transformation rather than a purely technological shift.
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