[IMF to support Zanzibar's blue economy]The Zanzibar Ministry of Blue Economy stated that the Zanzibar government will continue to vigorously develop the blue economy, and the International Monetary Fund has approved US$567 million for Tanzania through the Post-COVID-19 Recovery Fund, of which about US$100 million will flow to Zanzibar , including about $16 million to be spent on blue economy sectors such as small-scale fisheries, sea cucumber and seaweed farming, and mud crab fattening. At the same time, relevant departments of Zanzibar will carry out in-depth research on the blue economy value chain, protect biodiversity to support Zanzibar's development of the blue economy. Editor/Xing Wentao
Recently, Egyptian Petrojet and a local Jordanian company won the bid for the 22 kilometer natural gas pipeline project in Jordan, with a contract amount of 22.7 million US dollars and a construction period of 18 months, which will be connected to the Arab natural gas backbone network. The project belongs to the $70 million industrial zone gas supply plan financed by Abu Dhabi Fund, which is expected to reduce energy costs for enterprises by more than 30%.Editor/Gao Xue
On September 2, 2026, Tianjin Port disclosed its semi annual report, which showed that it achieved a revenue of 5.364 billion yuan and a net profit of 677 million yuan in the first half of the year, a year-on-year increase of 34.54%; The cargo throughput is 234 million tons, and the container throughput is 11.2136 million TEUs, both of which have reached new highs since the same period in 2020. The level of the northern international shipping hub continues to improve.Editor/Gao Xue