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Tanzania cancels licences for 5 banks

The banking regulator, the Bank of Tanzania in Dar es Salaam. PHOTO | FILE

By  Hellen Githaiga

Nation Media Group

Tanzania's central bank has cancelled licences for five banks and placed them under receivership.

The Bank of Tanzania (BoT) said the lenders breached core capital rules.

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