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Oman, Tanzaina Set up Joint Investment Fund

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan attends the signing of several MoUs on Monday, June 13, 2022. (Oman News Agency)
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan attends the signing of several MoUs on Monday, June 13, 2022. (Oman News Agency)
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Oman, Tanzaina Set up Joint Investment Fund

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan attends the signing of several MoUs on Monday, June 13, 2022. (Oman News Agency)
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan attends the signing of several MoUs on Monday, June 13, 2022. (Oman News Agency)

Oman and Tanzania have set up a mutual investment fund that aims to invest in several sectors, including agriculture, fishing and mining, the Sultanate's Foreign Minister, Badr al-Busaidi, announced on Monday.

Busaidi expected the volume of bilateral trade exchange to increase in the future as both countries have signed several memoranda of understanding in the fields of economy, investment, tourism and energy.

Oman and Tanzania signed on Monday six MoUs, covering the fields of energy, tourism, natural resources, higher education and vocational training, as well as national museums.

The MoUs were signed on the sidelines of President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s current visit to Oman.

A trilateral MoU was also signed between the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), the Tanzanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) and the Zanzibar National Chamber of Commerce (ZNCC).

Private sector MoUs were also signed between the Oman Airports Management Company and Kilimanjaro International Airport, the Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL) and the Association of Tanzania Oil and Gas Service Providers (ATOGS), the Al Bashayer Meat Company and the National Company for Live Animals and between the Oman Food Investment Holding Company (OFIC) and the Tanzanian Horticultural Association.

A deal was also signed between the Oman Investment Authority (OIA) and the Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (ZIPA).

It aims to bolster bilateral investments and financial sustainability and develop a strategy to boost the historical and economic ties between the two countries.

Hassan held talks with male and female entrepreneurs from both countries to discuss ways to bolster economic and investment cooperation and increase trade exchange.

This came on the sidelines of the Omani-Tanzania Business Forum, which was organized by the OCCI on Monday.

She underscored the importance of exerting efforts from both sides to increase the volume of trade exchange and investment and urged Omani businessmen and women to invest in the fields of agriculture, minerals, tourism and fisheries.

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Japan's Nikkei Falls, Australia and New Zealand Dollars Tumble amid Israel's Strike on Iran

Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc and Russian Rouble pictured in Warsaw, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc and Russian Rouble pictured in Warsaw, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
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Japan's Nikkei Falls, Australia and New Zealand Dollars Tumble amid Israel's Strike on Iran

Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc and Russian Rouble pictured in Warsaw, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel
Arrangement of various world currencies including Chinese Yuan, Japanese Yen, US Dollar, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc and Russian Rouble pictured in Warsaw, January 26, 2011. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

The Australian and New Zealand dollars tumbled on Friday as Israel's strike on Iran hammered global stocks and drove investors into safe-haven assets, with domestic bond yields diving to over a month lows.

The commodity-sensitive currencies often track global risk sentiment and tend to take a hit when equity markets slide.

The Aussie plunged 0.9% to $0.6474, having risen 0.5% overnight to as high as $0.6534. It was already showing signs of fatigue as the currency has been unable to break a key resistance level of $0.6550 overnight even as the greenback slid due to another round of soft data.

For the week, it is down 0.3%.

The kiwi dollar dropped 1% to $0.6011. It gained gaining 0.7% overnight, hitting a high of $0.6071. Support comes in around $0.5990, while resistance is at the multi-month top of $0.6080. For the week, it is down 0.1%.

Israel said early on Friday that it struck Iran. Oil prices jumped over 6%, Wall Street futures dropped over 1%, while safe-haven currencies like the Japanese yen and Swiss franc rose.

Local bonds also rallied. Australia's ten-year government bond yields slid 11 basis points to 4.133%, the lowest since May 1, while New Zealand's ten-year government bond yields dived 8 bps to a six-week low of 4.529%.

Sean Callow, a senior analyst at ITC Markets, said the trend for the Aussie is still up given the pressure on the US dollar from a sluggish US economy and investor unease over the U. policy outlook.

"Investors are likely to expect that Israel's strikes will be contained to a relatively short period, not something that will dictate market direction multi-week," he said.

Also, Japan's Nikkei share average fell on Friday, mirroring moves in US stock futures, oil and other stock markets on news that Israel had conducted a military strike on Iran.

As of 0106 GMT, the Nikkei was down 1.5% at 37,584.47.

The broader Topix fell 1.28% to 2,7473.9.

"The market was selling stocks on caution for geopolitical risks, but the news was not driving a fire sale because investors still wanted to monitor the development of the attacks," said Naoki Fujiwara, a senior fund manager at Shinkin Asset Management.

Chip-making equipment maker Tokyo Electron fell 5.5% to drag the Nikkei the most. Uniqlo-brand owner Fast Retailing lost 2.1%.

Exporters fell as the yen strengthened, with Toyota Motor and Nissan Motor falling 2.75% and 1.5%, respectively.

All but three of the Tokyo Stock Exchange's 33 industry sub-indexes fell.

Energy sectors rose as oil prices jumped, with oil explorers and refiners gaining 3.6% and 2.2%, respectively.

The utility sector rose 0.7%.