Financial services in Tanzania
Who banks where, how fast money moves through phones and banks, what credit is growing and where finance is headed.
Deals in the last 12 months5
Account ownership: Tanzania against SADC
Account ownership, % of adults, latest year for each country. Click a bar for that country's financial services page.
Subsectors
9 in this pillarBanking in Tanzania
- Tracks
- Banks, assets, deposits, credit by industry, bad loans and capital, branch networks, new licences and exits, digital banks.
- Signals ahead
- Credit growth by industry, licence approvals, foreign bank exits.
Select a figure for its trend. Source: dotzedw deals tracker.
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Who is moving
Open in the deals tracker5 deals in the last 12 months involving Tanzania, placed in subsectors by what they say.
- 2026-09-24 · Tanzania · Capital markets · Announced · BankingAn opportunity to invest in the United Republic of Tanzania fixed-rate Treasury bond. The Bank of Tanzania, as a fiscal agent fo
- 2026-09-17 · Tanzania · Development finance · Announced · Development financeAfreximbank extends US$10-million facility to Azania Bank to support SMEs in Tanzania
- 2026-08-03 · Tanzania · Capital markets · Announced · Capital marketsIFC’s Landmark Shilling Bond Raises $100 Million for Tanzania’s Small Businesses
- 2026-07-24 · Tanzania · M&A · Announced · BankingS/A’s Absa deepens East Africa push with Tanzania bank merger
- 2026-06-09 · Tanzania · Development finance · Announced · Microfinance and small business creditNMB Bank lands $100M IFC loan to boost SME lending in Tanzania
- 2025-08-06 · Tanzania · Development finance · Approved · Development financeAfrican Development Bank finances Tanzania – Economic Competitiveness and Social Inclusion Programme - Supplementary Financing
- 2025-02-12 · Tanzania · Development finance · Completed · BankingIFC invests in Bank of Africa Tanzania Ltd
- 2024-12-11 · Tanzania · Development finance · Approved · Development financeAfrican Development Bank finances Tanzania - Foods Supply Services in Rural Tanzania Baridi Sokoni (F3SRT) - Additional Financing
- 2024-07-18 · Tanzania · Development finance · Approved · Development financeAfrican Development Bank finances TANZANIA - Economic Competitiveness and Social Inclusion Programme (ECSIP), Phase II
- 2024-06-30 · Tanzania · M&A · Regulator decided · BankingAfrican Banking Corporation (Tanzania) Limited / Standard Chartered Bank Tanzania Limited