Month July 2023

Key Insights – FinScope Tanzania 2023

FinScope Tanzania is a comprehensive financial sector demand-side survey of Tanzanian adults aged 16 years and above. It provides an understanding of the financial services uptake landscape across the country and is a reliable measure for demand and usage of…

BoT issues licence to new payment service firm

By The Citizen Reporter Dar es Salaam. The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) has permitted an African digital payments provider, DPO Pay, to operate as a Payment Service Provider in Tanzania, the company said in a statement yesterday. The DPO is registered…

Is it worth putting investments in DSE?

Is it a worthwhile investment to put money into the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange? Judging from the performance of different stocks on the exchange and the performance of unit trusts that include equity stocks, one can confidently answer, YES,…

Why DSE trading fell sharply in first half of 2023

Dar es Salaam. Global economic uncertainties, including trade tensions and geopolitical risks, contributed to more cautious investor sentiment towards frontier markets such as Tanzania in the first half of 2023. As a result, trading at the local equities market declined, with…