Tanzania
Tanzania's Ballali fired over central bank fraud
Jakaya Kikwete, Tanzania's president, has sacked Daudi Ballali, the governor of the Bank of Tanzania, after external auditors found massive fraud at the central bank.
Bank of Tanzania - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Tanzania implemented a regulatory overhaul in 2006.
Ugandan governor plans for integrated east African
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile, the governor of the Bank of Uganda, said that stability in the financial and foreign exchange markets is needed for east African states to successfully integrate their financial markets.
Basel II needs risk culture to work - Kenyan chief
Njuguna Ndung'u, the governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, said that east African commercial banks need to adopt sound risk management practices before the region's central banks can implement the Basel II accord.
Tanzanian governor "will not resign"
The governor of the Bank of Tanzania, Daudi Ballali, called a special press conference at the end of last week in which he denounced mounting allegations against him as "malicious lies and fabrications" and said he had no intention of resigning.
Uganda's Opiokello on risk management
In the speech 'Business continuity and risk management regional workshop in Uganda' given on 5 February David Opiokello of the Bank of Uganda said regional efforts towards a common monetary and political union of the countries in the region continue.
Bank of Tanzania - Annual Report 2004-05
According to the Bank of Tanzania's Annual Report 2004-05, the economy registered a robust growth rate of 6.7 percent in 2004.
Comment: Ugandan banking takes off
A recent IMF working paper documents the vast improvements in the Ugandan banking sector in recent years, arguing that the extension of the central bank's regulatory capacity and the withdrawal of state control have resulted in efficiency gains.
Tanzania central bank chief told: Pay fine or jail
The High Court in Dar es Salaam has given Tanzania's central bank governor Daudi Balali seven days to pay a fine or face a four month jail sentence, a report from Xinhua News said. Delivering the ruling Judge Salum Massati said that on 4 June 2001, a…
Court summons Bank of Tanzania governor personally
The governor of the central bank of Tanzania, Daudi Balali, was due to appear in person at the High Court, Dar es Salaam on Friday 25 July, according to all Africa News. The civil case refers to an agreement signed on 25th April 1985 between the…
Tanzania's forgery proof notes finally copied
After Tanzania's central bank confidently claimed their new bank notes were impossible to forge one eye has inevitably been kept on the country's paper money. Now the BBC reports that that fakes are turning up in Dar-es-salaam.
Bank of Tanzania - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Tanzania has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Tanzania to suspend German currency printer deal
TANZANIA - The Tanzanian government has directed the central bank to rescind its decision to award a German currency printing firm a multi-million dollar tender to print banknote for Tanzania due to a recent report of mass misprinting by the company, the…
Tanzanian banking sector to continue deregulation
Liberalization of Tanzania's financial institutions has set a strong basis for increased investments and economic growth, the country's Finance Minister Basil Mramba has said.
Tanzania's Dec annual inflation drops to 5.5 pct
Tanzania's overall annual inflation rate eased to 5.5 percent in the year to December 2000 from 5.7 percent in November, helped by a marginal drop in food prices, the central bank said on Feb 8, 2001.Food prices account for at least 70 percent of the…