Zanzibar-India Business & Investment Forum 2025
July 18, 2025
At the recent Zanzibar–India Business & Investment Forum, we explored Zanzibar’s unique investment landscape and the innovative ideas shaping its future growth.
Key highlights included:
* Strategic Location & Market Access: As part of the East African Community, Zanzibar offers access to a market of over 500 million people, with a deep water port to support international trade.
* Special Economic Zones (SEZs): Designed to boost industrialisation and large scale investment, SEZs provide investor friendly policies, modern infrastructure and excellent connectivity for manufacturing, logistics and trade.
* Tourism Sector: With more than 2.3 million visitors in the last four years and over 800 hotels and resorts, Zanzibar remains one of Africa’s top destinations offering untapped opportunities in eco-tourism, marine conservation and niche hospitality.
* Blue Economy: Zanzibar continues to tap into its vast ocean resources through sustainable fisheries, renewable ocean energy and marine trade development.
* Real Estate: Strong potential for luxury housing, mixed use developments, smart cities and sustainable projects.
* Manufacturing & Agro-Processing: Textiles, garments and agro-processing are growing export areas driven by market access and local produce.
Government Commitment: Investors benefit from political and economic stability, supportive policies, long term incentives and a clear focus on partnership.
An equally important part of the discussion was Innovative Healthcare Solutions where a group of companies presented new products addressing trauma care, surgical infections, diabetic ulcers and other medical needs all with the goal of improving lives, creating jobs and building capacity in Zanzibar’s healthcare sector.
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