Bank of Tanzania says FBME Bank is Financially Sound Despite Money Laundering Allegations

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) said that the USA’s Financial Crime Enforcement Network (FinCEN) final ruling will have an effect for the future of FBME Bank. The FinCEN recently ruled that FBME was linked to money laundering and that prohibits the US financial institution from opening or maintaining correspondent accounts or payable on behalf of

Central Bank of Tanzania Keen to Control Banks Bad Debts

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) wants non-performing loans (NPLs) in commercial banks to go down to comfortable zone of 5.0 per cent for purposes of protecting depositors’ money. The central bank said though the level is around 7.0 per cent, the risk level is, however, lower compared to other countries in the East African Community

Cyprus Central Bank Suspends Move to Sell FBME

Cyprus’s central bank has suspended efforts to find a buyer for branches of a Tanzania-based bank, pending the outcome of legal action seeking to block the sale, it said on Saturday. Cypriot regulators seized control of two branches of the FBME bank in July, after a department of the U.S. Treasury alleged the bank engaged

BoT to Launch Financial Inclusion Framework

Bank of Tanzania (BoT) is out to hook ‘unbankable’ population to the financial services at affordable costs at a time when penetration is around 14 per cent. The BoT and financial inclusion stakeholders will launch a National Financial Inclusion Framework on Thursday, an occasion expected to be graced by Queen Máxima of the Netherlands and