How much investment did TISEZA register for July to September 2026? As reported on 4 November 2026, TISEZA registered 209 projects worth USD 2.81 billion with 35,638 projected jobs for July to September 2026. No official TISEZA bulletin for the period was found, so the figures are secondary. The values are registered intentions, not capital already spent.
What changed
On 2 November 2026 the Director General of the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority, Gilead Teri, presented investment figures, and Ecofin Agency reported them on 4 November. For July to September 2026, the first quarter of the 2026/27 financial year, TISEZA registered 209 new projects worth USD 2.81 billion, with 35,638 projected jobs. Commercial real estate and construction led by value at USD 914.29 million across 34 projects. Manufacturing followed at USD 897.6 million across 115 projects. Economic infrastructure was USD 659.14 million.
The Respondent Online carried the same numbers and noted that the value is not necessarily capital already spent. No official TISEZA bulletin or press release for the quarter was found. The TISEZA press release page in the sources read ends in 2023. Treat every figure for this quarter as reported by the press.
Fursa365 does not register investments, issue certificates or hold money. It matches qualified idle assets, skills and capital with demand verified by Zatra Consultants Limited. New projects need warehouses, yards, trucks, plant and land, which are the things Fursa365 lists.
Who should read this
Owners of warehouses, yards, trucks, plant and land who want to know where demand is forming. Foreign and local investors planning a project in Tanzania. Manufacturers and agro-processors who need space and transport. Advocates and accountants advising a company on a TISEZA certificate. Procurement officers and bidders who read public disposal and partnership notices.
What do the numbers show?
The table sets the reported quarter beside the last official bulletins that were found. The 2025 and April to June 2026 rows come from TISEZA's own bulletins. The July to September 2026 row is secondary.
| Period | Projects | Value | Jobs | Source status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July to September 2025 | 201 (general scheme) | USD 2,538.56 million | 20,808 | TISEZA bulletin |
| April to June 2026 | 250 (243 general scheme and 7 EPZ and SEZ) | About USD 1.88 billion general scheme; USD 3.38 billion EPZ and SEZ | 33,805 general scheme; 30,235 EPZ and SEZ | TISEZA bulletin |
| July to September 2026 | 209 | USD 2.81 billion | 35,638 | Press report, no bulletin found |
The April to June 2026 bulletin file is named a fourth-quarter bulletin because it closes the 2025/26 financial year. Calendar-year naming in some press differs, which is why this guide names each period by months.
Can the 2026 quarter be compared with last year?
With care. On the reported numbers, projects rose from 201 to 209, about 4%, and value rose from USD 2.54 billion to USD 2.81 billion, about 11%. Manufacturing value would fall from USD 1,245.62 million in 2025 to USD 897.6 million, about 28%, while manufacturing projects rose from 85 to 115.
Two things prevent a clean comparison. The 2025 bulletin counts the general investment scheme only and lists EPZ and SEZ projects separately. The press report for 2026 does not say whether its total includes both. The source is also secondary. A careful reader should wait for TISEZA's own bulletin before using the percentages.
What does the five-year picture say?
The Respondent Online reported on 2 November that between March 2021 and September 2026 Tanzania registered 3,538 projects worth USD 68.6 billion with more than one million jobs, attributing the figures to the Director General at a working session. Local participation was said to have risen from 20% to 54%.
| Ownership type | Projects |
|---|---|
| Wholly foreign | 1,619 |
| Wholly Tanzanian | 1,158 |
| Joint venture | 761 |
| Total | 3,538 |
The three counts add to 3,538. The report names China as the largest source at about USD 14.1 billion and Dar es Salaam as the largest region with 1,309 projects. Other country figures differed between pages of the same publisher, so this guide does not repeat them.
What does the investment law require?
The Investment and Special Economic Zones Act, No. 6 of 2025 repealed the Tanzania Investment Act, 2022, the Export Processing Zones Act and the Special Economic Zones Act, and created TISEZA. The English translation was published under Government Notice 4 of 2026 on 6 January 2026, as the TISEZA PDF shows. As reported from the Act text through a summary tool, section 15 requires registration with the Authority before investing, section 16 provides a certificate outside special economic zones and a licence inside them, and section 17 allows revocation for not starting within 12 months. Section 19 provides tax and non-tax incentives and section 21 sets strategic investor thresholds of USD 20 million for domestic and USD 50 million for foreign investors. Verify the section numbers against the PDF before relying on them.
The Act itself contains no TZS minimums. Those sit in the Investment and Special Economic Zones Regulations, 2025, Government Notice 466 of 2025, published in Swahili. Never send a client to the Tanzania Investment Centre, which TISEZA replaced from 1 July 2025.
Which capital threshold applies?
The sources conflict. Regulation 14 of Government Notice 466 of 2025, as read in the Swahili PDF, states minimum capital of TZS 1.5 billion for a foreign or joint venture investor and TZS 150 million for a Tanzanian-owned one. The Zatra fees register gives the same figures with the TISEZA reference (register ID TZ-02). The TISEZA certificate of incentives page still says USD 500,000 foreign or joint venture and USD 50,000 local. Secondary sources give USD 500,000, USD 100,000 for an existing business and USD 50,000.
The registration fee for a certificate is TZS 4 million for a domestic investor and TZS 6 million for a foreign investor or joint venture (register ID TZ-01). Registration should issue within 14 working days of a complete application under regulation 11(3), as reported. Two TISEZA pages read for this guide carried an unrelated link in the footer, which suggests a compromised page. Cross-check page text against the PDFs and ask TISEZA in writing which threshold it applies to your project.
How does an investor get land?
All land in Tanzania is public land held by the President as trustee. A non-citizen cannot own it. TISEZA's land acquisition page says non-citizens occupy land through a granted right of occupancy, a TISEZA derivative right or a sub-lease, with rights up to 99 years and renewable. Village land needs conversion to general land first, with an objection window of 90 days after gazettement. Both routes end with an allocation committee approval, payment of the certificate of occupancy costs plus a 10% facilitation fee and a signed derivative right.
As reported from the Act, the Authority runs a land bank and a derivative right can be revoked after 12 months of abandonment. As reported from regulation 28, a derivative title can serve as bank collateral once the project is at least 60% developed. TISEZA also lists a document titled Potential Land for Investment of 16 April 2026, which was not opened for this guide.
What does this mean for idle assets?
Registered projects create demand for things that already exist. A project that cannot wait for a new building looks for an empty warehouse, a yard near a port or a road, trucks for the first six months and a licensed operator to drive them. An owner of such assets can list them on Fursa365 as a hire, revenue share or management offer, and an investor can post a request. Zatra verifies both sides before names move.
The match does not make anyone an investor in TISEZA's sense. A hirer that is building a registered project holds its own certificate. An owner who hires out a warehouse to it remains the owner and needs no certificate. See the Fursa365 guides on warehouse leasing and hiring out idle trucks.
Where do public procurement and partnerships fit?
The Public Procurement Act, 2023, Act No. 10 of 2023 applies to procuring entities and public assets. Its definition of disposal covers divestiture of public assets by tender, with tender boards approving disposals. As reported from the Act, section 56 gives a margin of preference to Tanzanian goods, contractors and consultants and section 62 requires foreign firms to joint venture or subcontract on larger works. The regulations, titled 2024 and numbered Government Notice 261, are hosted by the Ministry of Finance under a file name that says 2025, so cite them carefully. They are reported to give up to a 10% margin to local firms and a 30% annual set-aside for local persons and firms. NeST is the national e-procurement system. The Public Procurement Regulatory Authority announced in 2023 that it replaced the earlier system.
The PPP Centre's April 2026 pipeline lists 114 projects, including a Temeke logistics hub, grain silos at Songea and Songwe and cold storage at Songwe airport. Public projects follow public rules. A private match on Fursa365 does not replace a tender and Fursa365 does not bid for anyone.
What about Zanzibar?
Zanzibar has its own investment authority, the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority, and its own procurement regulator. The ZIPA page read for this guide gives thresholds of USD 2.5 million for foreign hotel and real estate projects and USD 300,000 for other foreign projects. For citizens it gives USD 300,000 and USD 100,000. It lists a USD 200 application fee and a certificate within seven working days after approval. A 2025 regulation exists that was not opened, so those figures need confirming. A TISEZA certificate does not cover a Zanzibar project.
A worked example: a joint venture needing a warehouse
A foreign food processor and a Dar es Salaam company plan a joint venture. The Tanzanian partner contributes a 2,000 square metre warehouse valued at TZS 900 million. The foreign partner brings equipment worth TZS 700 million and TZS 100 million in cash. Total capital is TZS 1.7 billion.
If regulation 14 applies, the foreign or joint venture minimum of TZS 1.5 billion is met on paper. Whether a contribution in kind counts toward the minimum, and at whose valuation, is a question for TISEZA and a registered valuer. The certificate fee is TZS 6 million if the foreign joint venture rate applies (register ID TZ-01). The land stays with its owner and the parties need no derivative right.
The figures are illustrative. The parties would take advocate-drafted agreements, an independent valuation and a written answer from TISEZA before committing.
What to do now
- Read TISEZA's own documents: the Act, Government Notice 466 of 2025 and the latest bulletin, not only the press summary.
- Ask TISEZA in writing which capital threshold applies to your project and whether contributions in kind count.
- Value what you offer: a registered valuer's report on the warehouse, yard or plant.
- Decide your route for land: own it, lease it from a Tanzanian owner or apply for a derivative right.
- List on Fursa365: an asset offer with evidence or a participation request with your capacity and a closing date.
- Sign the NDNCA when matched and run your own due diligence.
- Let your advocate draft the agreement and file with TISEZA, BRELA and the other authorities that apply.
Key dates
| Item | Date or period |
|---|---|
| Figures presented by the Director General | 2 November 2026 |
| Ecofin and Respondent reports | 4 November 2026 |
| Registration after a complete application | 14 working days, regulation 11(3), as reported |
| Start of project after certificate | Within 12 months or risk revocation, as reported from section 17 |
| Village land objection window | 90 days after gazettement |
| Abandoned derivative right | Revocable after 12 months, as reported from section 24 |
How Zatra helps
Zatra Consultants Limited screens the offer or request before Fursa365 shows it, verifies the other side's identity and capacity before a match, and structures the file. As the client's adviser under a PSFA, Zatra can prepare a TISEZA application pack, coordinate the client's valuer and advocate and track the steps. Zatra does not issue certificates, value assets, lend or hold money. TISEZA, BRELA, TRA and the land authorities decide their own matters, and Zatra does not decide or guarantee any authority's outcome. Mainland rules are described here. Zanzibar projects follow separate Zanzibar bodies, and an advocate should confirm which apply.
Related pages on Fursa365 include project participation, warehouses and yards, the business deals desk and how Fursa365 works.
Sources and status
Accurate as at 6 Nov 2026. Figures are from the sources below and from the Zatra government fees register, quoted with their register IDs so they can be checked line by line.
- Tanzania registers USD 2.81 billion in new projects. Ecofin Agency, 4 November 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- Commercial buildings attract largest share of investment. The Respondent Online, 4 November 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- Tanzanians' share in investment projects. The Respondent Online, 2 November 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- TISEZA bulletin, April to June 2026. Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority, 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- TISEZA bulletin, July to September 2025. Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority, 2025. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- Investment and Special Economic Zones Act, 2025. TISEZA, uploaded 1 April 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- Investment and Special Economic Zones Regulations, 2025, GN 466 (Swahili). TISEZA, dated 25 July 2025. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- TISEZA land acquisition page. TISEZA, undated page read 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- Public Procurement Act, 2023. Public Procurement Regulatory Authority, uploaded January 2025. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- PPP project pipeline, April 2026. PPP Centre, April 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- ZIPA investment certificate. Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority, undated page read 2026. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
- Zatra Tanzania Government Fees Register 2026, TISEZA chapter. Zatra Consultants Limited, 2026 edition. Accessed 6 Nov 2026.
Figures to confirm before you act
- All July to September 2026 figures (209 projects, USD 2.81 billion, 35,638 jobs) are press reports; no TISEZA bulletin found
- Minimum capital: Government Notice 466 of 2025 regulation 14 (TZS 1.5 billion and TZS 150 million, register ID TZ-02) versus USD 500,000 and USD 50,000 on the TISEZA incentives page
- Certificate fee TZS 4 million local and TZS 6 million foreign or joint venture (register ID TZ-01)
- Section numbers of the Investment and Special Economic Zones Act and regulation numbers are as read through a summary tool; confirm against the PDFs
- Public Procurement Regulations are titled 2024, numbered Government Notice 261 and hosted under a 2025 file name; percentages as reported
- ZIPA thresholds and fee: the 2025 Zanzibar regulations were not opened
General information prepared by the Fursa365 deal desk, Zatra Consultants Limited. It is not legal, tax or investment advice and does not decide or guarantee any authority's outcome. Confirm current rules and fees with the authority named and your own advocate before you act. Mainland Tanzania is described; Zanzibar has separate laws and bodies.
Questions readers ask
Is the USD 2.81 billion invested?
Not necessarily. The Respondent Online notes that the registered value is not necessarily capital already spent. TISEZA registers planned projects. Actual spending depends on each investor starting within the certificate period and on financing.
Where can I read TISEZA's official figures?
TISEZA publishes quarterly bulletins under its publications pages. The latest official one found covers April to June 2026. No official bulletin for July to September 2026 was found, so the figures here are reported by the press.
Do I need a TISEZA certificate to hire out my warehouse?
No. An owner who hires out a warehouse remains the owner and holds no investment certificate. The hirer that is building a registered project holds its own. Both should have a written agreement drafted by an advocate.
What is the minimum capital for a foreign investor?
The sources conflict. Regulation 14 of Government Notice 466 of 2025 states TZS 1.5 billion for foreign or joint venture projects, while a TISEZA page says USD 500,000. Ask TISEZA in writing which applies to your project.
Can a foreigner buy land in Tanzania?
No. All land is public land held by the President. A non-citizen occupies land through a granted right of occupancy, a TISEZA derivative right or a sub-lease. TISEZA's page says rights run up to 99 years and are renewable.
Does a TISEZA certificate cover Zanzibar?
No. Zanzibar has its own investment authority, ZIPA, with separate thresholds and procedures. A project in Zanzibar needs a ZIPA certificate and advice from a Zanzibar advocate.
Can Fursa365 enter a public tender for me?
No. Public tenders follow the Public Procurement Act and the tendering entity's rules. Fursa365 matches private offers and requests. A bidder uses its own advocate and its own NeST registration.
Tanzania market entry, corporate governance and regulated-sector route decisions. Certified Financial Educator with more than twelve years in the financial sector.
