Tanzania, May 25 -- Dar es Salaam. The escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz have disrupted global energy flows and trade routes, but private sector stakeholders and policymakers say the shock is also accelerating structural shifts that could redirect investment towards emerging markets such as Tanzania.

The disruption, affecting a key maritime corridor handling nearly a fifth of global crude oil shipments, has triggered rising oil, fertiliser and freight costs.

However, stakeholders argue it is also reshaping capital allocation patterns towards alternative energy sources, regional industrialisation and digital iAnfrastructure.

The minister of State in the President's Office [Planning and Investment], Prof Kitila Mkumbo, said...