Anti-Money Laundering Push: Tanzania says it has strengthened systems against money laundering, terrorism financing and WMD financing through ESAAMLG reviews, with Parliament already passing amendments to several laws and Zanzibar expected to table more. Women-Led Business Finance: AXIAN and AfDB launched a digital finance programme for 34,000 women-led MSMEs across five countries, using mobile money and digital lending plus training. Climate Finance for Farmers: IFAD and Equity Group unveiled a $200m East Africa climate adaptation mechanism (ARCAFIM) to reach about 260,000 smallholders and 500 rural MSMEs, with women and youth targeted. Energy Trade & Integration: A World Bank report highlights how Ethiopia’s power exports helped halve Djibouti’s production costs and points to an Ethiopia–Kenya–Tanzania renewable corridor as a first step for a wider single electricity market. Trade, Ports & Connectivity: Tanzania and DRC agreed to fast-track an SGR link via Burundi and a fibre-optic cable across Lake Tanganyika, while Dar es Salaam port modernisation is getting a greener push with hybrid cargo-handling equipment. Local Business Growth: Dodoma’s Central Park Bees says TADB support lifted honey output from 350 to 500 tonnes, targeting 1,500 tonnes, while Dodoma grape farmers report big yield jumps after TADB financing. Transport & Policy: PM Nchemba ordered cuts to excessive government motorcades to curb spending, and police warned against bodaboda “vigilante” retaliation after accidents. Aviation: EgyptAir launched direct Cairo–Zanzibar flights with two weekly services, and IndiGo plans daily Mumbai–Dar es Salaam flights from November.