United Republic of Tanzania: Selected Issues-Macrofinancial Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2016/255, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper analyzes the financial sector in Tanzania. The Tanzanian financial system has a number of characteristics commonly seen in other low-income countries. The system is relatively small, dominated by banks, and has not been particularly inclusive. Costs related to basic financial services have come down. However, in other areas, progress remains limited. Firms’ access to credit remains a problem, access to the financial infrastructure continues to lag, and market development remains at a low level. The banking system overall is well-capitalized and reasonably profitable, but there is considerable variation among bank categories.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; excess reserves; interest rate; transmission mechanism; Community bank; deposits-to-GDP ratio; mobile money; market participant; reserve money target; Mobile banking; Financial sector development; Commercial banks; Credit; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 57
Date: 2016-07-27
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